Recycling market

The future success of recyling largely depends on how governments respond to the problems described above. There are serious questions as to whether it is wise for the government to interefere further in recycling markets. Indeed, in many instances, collection programs should be scaled back to collect only those materials for which there is demand. Moreover, recycling rates should not be the proxy for how well society utilizes its resources. The... 

R. Amer, Used Oil Recycling Markets and Best Management Practices in the U.S., North Virginia Planning District Commission, Annandale, Va., Oct. 1992. 

Improving the recycling market by setting environmental standards that specify under which conditions certain recycled wastes are no longer considered waste. 

F. Ackerman. Why Do We Recycle Markets, Values and PubhcPolicy. Island Press, Washington, DC, 1997. 

European Plastics Converters Plastics Recycling Market This multilingual site, operated by the EuPC trade association in Brussels, describes itself as the global marketplace for the recycling of all plastics. http / /www.recytrade.com... 

Alliance for the Polyurethane Industry, Recycled Polyurethane Markets Database, http // www.polyurethane.org/recycling/markets/markets search.asp. 

Secondary recycling is the recycle of plastic resins into new products with less demanding physical and chemical characteristics than the original application. Mixed plastics are applied most easily in the secondary recycling market because less separation of resin types and less complicated production methods are necessary to achieve a finished product. The most readily recognized secondary plastic product is "plastic lumber" (thick extrusion molded slabs of resin in which some types of resins act as fillers). Plastic lumber is used to make park benches, fence posts, boat docks, playground equipment and the like. The fabrication of mixed plastic lumber is discussed in Part II of the book. 

Assuming the recycling market automatically has a profitable market outlet. 

There seems to be a strong link between the expectations and needs of the recycling process and type of motivation within the industry, therefore resources are necessary for the development of recycled products. The recycling markets targeted by industry will ultimately determine the commercial success or failure of the venture. 

It is also important to take account of the differences in the composition of carpet by face fiber type in the two market segments. Residential carpet makes up about 70% of current sales. The distribution of sales by face fiber is given in Table 5.2. Carpet comes in two basic constructions, broadloom and tile the tile category is not broken down further by face type it is mainly nylon 6,6 but it is an important subcategory of commercial carpets, about 30% of sales, due to the already viable recycling market for this product. 

Resin Identification Code 1 The price that recycled PET can demand, as with most recycled plastics, closely follows that of the virgin resin. The opportunity to lower costs is the factor that typically drives the manufacturer to look at the recycle market but virgin PET can cost less than recycled PET in some cases. Where PET recycling... 

Few existing plastic blends are recycled with the notable exceptions of TPO, TPE, SMA, and some ABS streams (e.g., ABS, PC/ABS, ABS/Acrylic). More complex recycle blends have not yet made a significant impact on the recycle market. The use of recycle materials from complex mixtures is currently... 

C and D Recycler (Serves the construction materials and demolition debris recycling market)... 

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