by Trevor Letcher
Plastic Waste and Recycling: Environmental Impact, Societal Issues, Prevention, and Solutions
begins with an introduction to the different types of plastic
materials, their uses, and the concepts of reduce, reuse and recycle
before examining plastic types, chemistry and degradation patterns that
are organized by non-degradable plastic, degradable and biodegradable
plastics, biopolymers and bioplastics. Other sections cover current
challenges relating to plastic waste, explain the sources of waste and
their routes into the environment, and provide systematic coverage of
plastic waste treatment methods, including mechanical processing,
monomerization, blast furnace feedstocks, gasification, thermal
recycling, and conversion to fuel.
This is an
essential guide for anyone involved in plastic waste or recycling,
including researchers and advanced students across plastics engineering,
polymer science, polymer chemistry, environmental science, and
sustainable materials.
- Presents
actionable solutions for reducing plastic waste, with a focus on the
concepts of collection, re-use, recycling and replacement
- Considers
major societal and environmental issues, providing the reader with a
broader understanding and supporting effective implementation
- Includes detailed case studies from across the globe, offering unique insights into different solutions and approaches
