A Practical Guide to Plastics Sustainability
Concept, Solutions, and Implementation

A comprehensive guide to improved sustainability of plastic products, offering an arsenal of possible approaches and solutions

Michel Biron (Author)

9780128215395

Hardback, published 24 April 2020

690 pages, 350 illustrations (50 in full color)
27.6 x 21.5 x 3.7 cm, 2.08 kg

Approx.644 pages

1. An Overview of Sustainability and Plastics: A Multifaceted, Relative and Scalable concept 2. Plastics Overview: Outline of the Current Situation of Plastics 3. Metrics of Sustainability in Plastics: Indicators, Standards, and Software 4. Easy Measures Relating to Improved Plastics Sustainability 5. Eco-design Rules for Plastics Sustainability 6. Environmental and Engineering Data to Support Eco-design for Plastics 7. Advanced Environmental and Engineering Properties to Support Eco-design for Plastics 8. Economics Relating to Fossil and Renewable Plastics 9. Recycling of Plastics, Advantages and Limitation of Use 10. Transition of Plastics to Renewable Feedstock and Raw Materials 11. Plastics Sustainability: Drivers and Obstacles 12. Plastics Sustainability: Prospective

Subject Areas: Sustainable agriculture [TVF], Waste treatment & disposal [TQSR], Materials science [TGM], Plastics & polymers technology [TDCP], The environment [RN], Physical chemistry [PNR]