From Bottle Caps to Frisbee—A Case Study on Mechanical Recycling of Plastic Waste towards a Circular Economy

This study demonstrates an open-loop recycling process of a specific post-consumer plastic waste stream. The targeted input waste material was defined as high-density polyethylene beverage bottle caps. Two methods of waste collection, informal and formal, were employed. Thereafter, materials were ha...

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Main Authors: Mohamad Hassan Akhras, Paul J. Freudenthaler, Klaus Straka, Joerg Fischer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-06-01
Series:Polymers
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/15/12/2685