Recycling and Recovery of Plastics

Sponsored by the European Commission-Institute of Prospective Technology Studies, the Association of Plastics Manufacturers in Europe, and the American Plastics Council, this handbook covers issues such as recycling-oriented design, ecobalances, collection and sorting of waste, various pre-treatment processes, and the logistics adapted to geographical circumstances.

Partial Contents:
- General Aspects
- Ecological Balancing
- Reprocessing Technology
- Methods of Mechanical Recycling
- Methods of Feedstock Recycling
- Waste Statistics
- Applications of Recyclates
- Energy Recovery
- Waste Management
- Appendices

Reviews: "...this book will be useful worldwide ... [it] will remain the major treatise on the subject for many years." American Plastics Council
" ... gives comprehensive coverage to all aspects of this topic." IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine