Unwanted Project: Speculative Design for Circularity by Zhu, Ziyuan

“…Thus, many efforts, from commercial and official bodies to grassroots plastic-recycling groups, have acted in the format of policy change, awareness enhancement, design, and innovation, to explore the potential of turning the current linear process into plastic material lifecycle into circular loops. …”
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Recycling the Plastic Package by Ashford, Nicholas A., Stone, Robert F., Sagar, Ambuj D.

“…Examines the problems and progress in the field of plastics recycling. Statistics on plastic packaging disposal; Advances in plastic recycling; The initial start; The next stage, packaging production; Aid from manufacturers; The wide variety of resins; Design modifications; A recycling innovation that works; Separating different plastics; Resin recovery systems; Chemical processes; Government policies needed. …”
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Feasibility Study Of Reprocessed Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) And Optimization Of Injection Moulding Parameters Via Taguchi Method by Ng, Chin Fei

“…Tremendous efforts are aimed at facilitating the plastic recycling to a greater extent in accordance to the strict regulation of ISO 14001. …”
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Evaluating potential impact of plastic waste recycling industry on the global energy market by Kapustin Nikita

“…Plastic recycling and “closed-loop” plastics market are among the “hot topics” in the global environmentalist agenda. …”
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THE OPTIMIZATION OF FLOW RATES OF AN EXTRUDER by I.O. Popoola, S.A. Oke

“…It mentions the plastic recycling industry as an example, which is only one of many solid waste recycling industries. …”
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Opportunities for chemical recycling to benefit from waste policy changes in the United Kingdom by Candace Partridge, Francesca Medda

“…As a result, the UK government recently convened consultations around adapting the national plastic waste management strategy in light of curtailed overseas plastic recycling. In this work, we consider the potential role that chemical recycling, such as gasification and pyrolysis, may have to play in the context of plastic waste valorization, and assess the policies and market conditions that would be required to make chemical recycling a feasible means by which to manage difficult to recycle plastic waste in the UK.…”
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A Game Theoretic Approach for Plastic Life Cycle Assessment by Chunyan Si, Yee Van Fan, Lidija Cucek, Monika Dokl, Petar Sabev Varbanov

“…The applicability of the proposed approach is demonstrated through a plastic recycling case study. An allocation of 82 % of environmental benefit to the producer, 14 % to the manufacturer, and 4 % to the user are suggested to achieve efficiency (lowest external interference) and stable cooperation (participation in recycling). …”
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Catalytic oxidation of polystyrene to aromatic oxygenates over a graphitic carbon nitride catalyst by Ruochen Cao, Mei-Qi Zhang, Chaoquan Hu, Dequan Xiao, Meng Wang, Ding Ma

“…There is a real need to create materials capable of plastic recycling and upcycling. Here, the authors report a heterogeneous carbon nitride photocatalyst which efficiently converts polystyrene plastics into aromatic oxygenates, such as benzoic acid.…”
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Yoyo: Recycling all plastic. Impossible? We’ve already started! by The Yoyo team

“…Cities produce mountains of waste, consuming the most and sorting the least; plastic recycling reaches only 20% in urban areas. We are at a defining moment. …”
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The main obstacles for development of international activity with Russian-European chemical clusters: environmental aspect by Sultanova Dilbar, Maliashova Anna, Abzalilova Leisan, Sultanova Raida

“…Environmental issues (waste reduction, increasing the share of recyclable waste, the development of plastic recycling industries) are most important. An irresponsible attitude towards waste processing leads to global climatic and natural disasters. …”
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Reciclagem de materiais plásticos: a importância da identificação correta Plastic materials recycling: the importance of the correct identification by Leda Coltro, Bruno F. Gasparino, Guilherme de C. Queiroz

“…Both of these factors have negative effect on the plastic recycling chain.…”
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Cradle to Cradle^® Design for 3D Printing by S. Chong, H.-L. Chiu, Y.-C. Liao, S.-T. Hung, G.-T. Pan

“…To minimize or even eliminate waste accumulation, a Cradle to Cradle® design framework for 3D-printed products interconnecting five elements – plastic recycling, pre-treatment, extrusion to filaments, 3D printing and users, is hereby proposed. …”
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Microbial enzymes for the recycling of recalcitrant petroleum‐based plastics: how far are we? by Ren Wei, Wolfgang Zimmermann

“…They are emerging as candidates for the development of biocatalytic plastic recycling processes, by which valuable raw materials can be recovered in an environmentally sustainable way. …”
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The Role of the “Carbon Footprint” in the Development of the National Economy by Rakhimova Bella, Aslakhanova Seda

“…Among the measures that need to be taken to reduce the carbon footprint, we note such measures as plastic recycling, the transition to environmentally friendly modes of transport and the provision of state support to enterprises, innovative technologies to reduce emissions into the atmosphere.…”
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Recycling of Post-Consumer Polystyrene Packaging Waste into New Food Packaging Applications—Part 1: Direct Food Contact by Frank Welle

“…The increase in plastic recycling is an essential pre-requisite for the transition to a circular economy. …”
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Conversion of Waste Plastic to Oils for Tribological Applications by Soumya Sikdar, Arpith Siddaiah, Pradeep L. Menezes

“…Recycling waste plastics has been an alternative to mitigating plastic pollution, which usually requires high labour costs and produces contaminated water during processing. If plastic recycling will contribute to the development of tribological products like lubricating oils, it is a safer alternative to disposing of plastics in the environment. …”
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Effect of Recycled Polyvinyl Butyral (rPVB) Addition on the Tribological Performance of Glass–Fiber Reinforced Polyamide (PAGF) during Reciprocating Sliding Wear Conditions by Isabel Ariadna Carmona-Cervantes, Iván Campos-Silva, Ulises Figueroa-López, Andrea Guevara-Morales

“…Plastic recycling in the automotive industry is a priority. …”
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Pyrolysis Combined with the Dry Reforming of Waste Plastics as a Potential Method for Resource Recovery—A Review of Process Parameters and Catalysts by Ewelina Pawelczyk, Izabela Wysocka, Jacek Gębicki

“…The current methods dedicated to waste plastic recycling are still insufficient and it is necessary to search for new technologies for waste plastic management. …”
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Factors Influencing Consumer Intention and Decision to Purchase Plastic Waste Recycle Machine by Mohammad Baedowy, Ujang Sumarwan, Iwan Setiawan

“…This research used purposive sampling, with a sample number of 100 respondents who have purchased the plastic recycling machine from PT. MBG from the last 5 years. …”
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Chemical Recycling of High-Molecular-Weight Organosilicon Compounds in Supercritical Fluids by Igor V. Elmanovich, Victor E. Sizov, Vadim V. Zefirov, Alexandra A. Kalinina, Marat O. Gallyamov, Vladimir S. Papkov, Aziz M. Muzafarov

“…The advantages of using supercritical fluids in plastic recycling are outlined. They are related to a high diffusion rate, efficient extraction of degradation products, the dependence of solvent properties on pressure and temperature, etc. …”
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