Plastics : America's packaging dilemma / / Nancy Wolf, Ellen Feldman

• Autore: Wolf Nancy (Nancy A.)
• Pubblicazione: Washington, District of Columbia : , : Island Press, , [1991]; ©1991
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (145 pages)
• Disciplina: 363.7288
• Soggetto topico: Plastic scrap - Environmental aspects - United States; Plastics in packaging - United States
• Persona (resp. second.): FeldmanEllen (Ellen D.)
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- About Island Press -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- Executive Summary -- 1. Uses of Plastics in the United States Economy -- Packaging -- Building and Construction Materials -- Consumer and Institutional Goods -- Electrical/Electronic Products -- Furniture and Furnishings -- Transportation -- Industrial Machinery -- Adhesives -- 2. Focus on Packaging -- Why the Change? -- Package Design -- High-Visibility Consumer Plastics -- Some Changes in Packaging -- Environmental Action Coalition (EAC) Surveys -- Suggested Criteria for Packaging -- 3. Disposal of Waste Plastics -- Landfilling -- Resource Recovery -- Recycling -- Selected Pilot Programs -- Research Centers -- Industry Initiatives -- 4. Current Controversies -- Degradability versus Nondegradability -- True Recyclability and Industry Coding -- Restrictive Legislation -- 5. Conclusions and Questions -- Appendixes -- A. Manufacturing of Plastics -- B. Major Types of Thermoplastics -- C. Additives and Plasticizers -- D. Barrier Resins -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Authors -- Also Available from Island Press -- Board of Directors.
• Titolo autorizzato: Plastics
• ISBN: 1-61091-300-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910797046903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II