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Japan plastics waste data

The use of mixed plastics waste as fuel for steel furnaces is briefly examined as NKK Corp., the second largest steelmaker in Japan plans to use about 66 million pounds of it. According to the company s test data, 440 pounds... [Pg.78]

Plastic waste is classified into several subcategories in the USEPA compilation and the fraction of specific resins in each, identified. It is instmctive to study the data (despite their limited reliability) to identify which types of plastics are prevalent in the MSW stream. Table 9.1 shows that four resins (low density polyethylene (LDPE), polypropylene (PP), HDPE, and PET) dominate the plastics fraction in the MSW. Of these, the PET and HDPE are recycled to a significant extent (at 28% and 6% respectively). Majority of the plastic wastes however is landfiUed. The United States lags behind European countries such as Sweden, Austria, Belgium, and Germany as well as Japan in plastics waste recovery. [Pg.257]

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