Plastics : America's packaging dilemma / / Nancy Wolf, Ellen Feldman |
Autore | Wolf Nancy (Nancy A.) |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : Island Press, , [1991] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (145 pages) |
Disciplina | 363.7288 |
Soggetto topico |
Plastic scrap - Environmental aspects - United States
Plastics in packaging - United States |
ISBN | 1-61091-300-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797046903321 |
Wolf Nancy (Nancy A.) | ||
Washington, District of Columbia : , : Island Press, , [1991] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Plastics : America's packaging dilemma / / Nancy Wolf, Ellen Feldman |
Autore | Wolf Nancy (Nancy A.) |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : Island Press, , [1991] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (145 pages) |
Disciplina | 363.7288 |
Soggetto topico |
Plastic scrap - Environmental aspects - United States
Plastics in packaging - United States |
ISBN | 1-61091-300-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818812203321 |
Wolf Nancy (Nancy A.) | ||
Washington, District of Columbia : , : Island Press, , [1991] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Quality and environmental impacts of bottled water : hearing before the Subcommittee on Transportation Safety, Infrustructure Security, and Water Quality of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, second session, September 10, 2008 |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : U.S. Government Publishing Office, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii, 143 pages) : illustrations |
Collana | S. hrg. |
Soggetto topico |
Bottled water - Environmental aspects - United States
Plastic scrap - Environmental aspects - United States Bottled water - Standards - United States Drinking water - Standards - United States Consumer protection - United States Bottled water industry - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Legislative hearings. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Quality and environmental impacts of bottled water |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910703763103321 |
Washington : , : U.S. Government Publishing Office, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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