Solid Waste Management and Plastic Recycling in Austria and Europe.

Authors :: Braunegg, G.
Bona, R.
Schellauf, F.
Wallner, E.
Source :: Polymer-Plastics Technology & Engineering; Nov2004, Vol. 43 Issue 6, p1755-1767, 13p, 2 Black and White Photographs, 2 Diagrams, 8 Charts, 7 Graphs
Publication Year :: 2004
Abstract: During the last decade plastic waste has become a major problem within the industrialized countries. Many new waste management associations have been founded, and new technologies for sorting, reutilization, and/or energy recovery from sorted or mixed plastic recycling fractions have developed. The main developments will be demonstrated based on the examples of plastic waste treatment in Austria and Germany, and an outlook for the development in Europe will be given. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]