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dc.contributor.authorAdisa Azapagic, Alan Emsley-
dc.contributor.editorIan Hamerton-
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-03T07:50:01Z-
dc.date.available2018-12-03T07:50:01Z-
dc.date.issued2003-
dc.identifier.isbn0-471-87740-9-
dc.identifier.urihttp://10.6.20.12:80/handle/123456789/26717-
dc.descriptionIn this book, we adopt such an approach in an attempt to examine the options and contribute towards the practice of sustainable development by addressing two important areas: resource use and waste management. We concentrate on polymeric materials and products, ubiquitous in our everyday life, to try and understand what drives and limits their production, use, re-use and recycling. We will consider a wide range of polymers, but will mainly concentrate on plastic* materials, i.e. thermoplastics and thermosets, because they constitute the majority of the market. The conceptual approach adopted in the book is illustrated in Figure 1.3, which shows a ‘life guide’ for polymers with a number of different lives (or cascades of uses) and the associated life cycle stages. The guide through the chapters is also shown in the figure. We particularly concentrate on post-consumer waste management and examine the influencing technical, legislative, environmental, economic and social factors with the aim of identifying more sustainable options for polymer re-use and recycling.-
dc.languageenen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmenten_US
dc.titlePolymers, The Environment and Sustainable Developmenten_US
dc.typeBooken_US
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