Plastics : America's Packaging Dilemma.

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Online Access: Full text (Emerson users only)
Main Author: Feldman, Ellen
Contributors: Wolf, Nancy
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago : Island Press, 2013.
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505 0 |a 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 
505 8 |a 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 
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