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| At the Frontline of Plastic Recycling Dyeing, Paper, and Lime Industries in Japan Turn to RPF as an Alternative to Fossil Fuels Plastic Waste and Used Paper Become Raw Materials for Fuel |
| An Introduction to Plastic Recycling in Japan 2004 | |
| 1 Waste emissions | |
| Emissions of industrial waste level off | |
| Nearly 50 million tons of emission of domestic waste | |
| Global increase in waste emissions | |
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2 Processing and recycling of plastic waste |
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3 Information about plastics |
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Plastics as the foundations of industry and modern lifestyles |
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4 Methods of plastic recycling |
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| Three forms of recycling | |
| Mechanical recycling | |
| Mechanical recycling process | |
| Monomerization | |
| Blast furnace feedstock recycling | |
| Coke oven chemical feedstock recycling | |
| Gasification | |
| Liquefaction | |
| Energy recovery | |
| Steady increase in waste power generation | |
| High calorie provides valuable energy resource | |
| 5 Life Cycle Assessment | |
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Environmental and resource impact assessment of recycling methods by LCA |
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6 Legislation and arrangements for the creation of a recycling-oriented society |
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Container and Packaging Recycling Law and identification marks |
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| An Introduction to Plastic Recycling in Japan 2004 | PDF(1.3MB) |
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Plastic Waste Management Institute Sumitomorokko Bldg.,1-4-1 Shinkawa,Chuo-ku,Tokyo 104-0033,Japan Tel;81-3-3297-7511 Fax;81-3-3297-7501 Web site http://www.pwmi.or.jp |