Quality Assessment and Circularity Potential of Recovery Systems for Household Plastic Waste

Summary Plastic recycling is promoted in the transition toward a circular economy and a closed plastic loop, typically using mass‐based recycling targets. Plastic from household waste (HHW) is contaminated and heterogeneous, and recycled plastic from HHW often has a limited application range, due to...

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Published in:Journal of industrial ecology 2019-02, Vol.23 (1), p.156-168
Main Authors: Eriksen, Marie Kampmann, Damgaard, Anders, Boldrin, Alessio, Astrup, Thomas Fruergaard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Circular economy
Circularity
Configuration management
Contamination
Economic conditions
Household wastes
Households
Impurities
industrial ecology
life cycle assessment
Materials recovery
Plastic debris
Plastics recycling
postconsumer waste
Product design
Quality assessment
Quality control
Recovery
Recycled materials
Recycling
Separation
substitution
Technology
Waste management
Waste management industry
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