scholarly journals COMPOUNDING AND PROCESSING HYDRO-BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC FILMS FOR PLASTIC WASTE REDUCTION. PART II: THERMAL AND CHEMICAL PRINTING OF VIRGIN/WASTE POLYMERIC BLENDS

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
MASUMAH AL-QASSIMI ◽  
HAJAR JAWAD KARAM ◽  
MAJED HAMEED AL-WADI ◽  
SULTAN MAJED AL-SALEM
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Waste ◽  
Waste Reduction ◽  
Biodegradable Plastic ◽  
Plastic Films ◽  
Polymeric Blends

scholarly journals Beverage bottle capacity, packaging efficiency, and the potential for plastic waste reduction

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Becerril-Arreola ◽  
R. E. Bucklin
Keyword(s):  
Product Category ◽  
Plastic Waste ◽  
Waste Reduction ◽  
Plastic Pollution ◽  
Local Data ◽  
Pet Waste ◽  
Pet Bottles ◽  
Enormous Amount ◽  
Packaging Efficiency ◽  
The U.S

AbstractPlastic pollution is a pressing issue because authorities struggle to contain and process the enormous amount of waste produced. We study the potential for reducing plastic waste by examining the efficiency with which different polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles deliver beverages. We find that 80% of the variation in bottle weight is explained by bottle capacity, 16% by product category, and 1% by brand. Bottle weight is quadratic and convex function of capacity, which implies that medium capacity bottles are most efficient at delivering consumable product. Local data on PET bottle sales and municipal waste recovery validate the findings. A 20% shift in consumption from smaller to larger bottles could reduce the production of PET waste by over 10,000 t annually in the U.S. alone.

A kish graphitic lithium-insertion anode material obtained from non-biodegradable plastic waste

Energy ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 95 ◽  
pp. 483-493 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Sri Devi Kumari ◽  
Adriel J.J. Jebaraj ◽  
T. Antony Raj ◽  
D. Jeyakumar ◽  
T. Prem Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Anode Material ◽  
Plastic Waste ◽  
Biodegradable Plastic ◽  
Lithium Insertion

scholarly journals Analysis of the Correlation and Regional Distribution of Plastic Waste Pollution

2021 ◽  
Vol 241 ◽  
pp. 03004
Author(s):  
Jia Xu ◽  
Zixuan Wu ◽  
Yazhi Zhao ◽  
Jingsan Yang
Keyword(s):  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Regional Distribution ◽  
Plastic Waste ◽  
Waste Reduction ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Distribution Method ◽  
Emission Rights ◽  
Express Industry ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Global Carbon

Plastic has brought great convenience to people’s lives, but it has also brought severe environmental pollution to the world. It is almost impossible to break down entirely in nature, and plastic waste, whether in rivers, oceans, or on land, can persist in the environment for centuries. The problem of plastic waste disposal has caused worldwide concern. It is necessary to reduce the production of plastic products through global cooperation effectively. However, achieving this goal will also involve some unexpected issues, such as controlling the adverse economic impact of plastics, and the rationality and fairness of the distribution of responsibilities between different countries. This paper collects massive data and takes China as an example to study the impact of plastic output reduction on China’s Express industry and the plastics manufacturing industry using multivariate regression. This paper summarizes the positive and negative effects of plastic waste reduction. Given the distribution and management of national and regional plastic waste responsibilities, the global carbon emission rights distribution method is used for reference. The comprehensive index allocation method is used to deal with the problem of both fairness and efficiency relatively. What is more, based on the conclusions, this paper also provides suggestions for a global joint response to plastic waste.

scholarly journals Synthesis and Characterization of Biodegradable Blend based on LDPE/cassava stem nanofiber cellulose

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-17
Author(s):  
L Lismeri ◽  
N Herdiana ◽  
D Kameswara ◽  
P S Anungputri ◽  
Y Darni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Material ◽  
Water Resistance ◽  
Environmental Problem ◽  
Biodegradable Plastic ◽  
Synthesis And Characterization ◽  
Plastic Films ◽  
Degradation Test ◽  
Cassava Stem ◽  
Degradation Time

Conventional plastic becomes trend topic due to its long degradation time and needs attention related to environmental problem. One type of plastic that is difficult to be degraded is LDPE. Some of the efforts done is to synthesize plastics with organic material so that it becomes biodegradable plastic. Cellulose is an organic material that is abundant in nature and can be used as a filler. This research aims to synthesis the biodegradable plastic films composted by nanocellulose – LDPE. Mechanical (UTM), water resistance and degradation test has been done. The properties of the biodegradable blend still meet the commercial LDPE standart. Even though the biocomposite based on LDPE-nanofiber cellulose can not totally degradable but it is can be used as a solution to reduce the degradation time of a plastic waste.

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