Optimizing plastics recycling networks

Optimizing plastics recycling networks

Plastic pollution is a serious sustainability issue facing the global community. Fragments of macroplastics and microplastics pollute terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, while nanoplastics can also degrade air quality. The recent COVID-19 pandemic also exacerbated the problem. Large-scale commercial...

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Main Authors:	Kathleen B. Aviso, Jonna C. Baquillas, Anthony S.F. Chiu, Peng Jiang, Yee Van Fan, Petar Sabev Varbanov, Jiří Jaromír Klemeš, Raymond R. Tan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2023-06-01
Series:	Cleaner Engineering and Technology
Subjects:	Plastic waste Microplastics Circular economy Reverse logistics Process integration
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266679082300037X

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