This book shows the true and often-underestimated market potential of plastics recycling with
analysis from economic ecological and technical perspectives. It is aimed at both technical
and non-technical readers including decision makers in material suppliers plastic product
manufacturers governmental agencies educators and anyone with a general interest in plastics
recycling. An overview of waste handling systems with a focus on the U.S. market is provided.
Different methods of waste handling are compared from both economic and ecological
perspectives. Since plastic waste recycling is essential from an ecological point of view
common strategies and new approaches to both increase the recycling rate and improve recycling
economically and technically are presented. This includes processing and material properties of
recycled plastics. Finally a worldwide outlook of plastic recycling is provided with analysis
of additional worldwide markets encompassing highly developed fast-developing and less
developed countries. Bonus: all the data and calculations presented in the book are provided as
downloadable spreadsheets for the reader's own analysis and updates.
