Challenges and Alternatives to Plastics Recycling in the Automotive Sector

Challenges and Alternatives to Plastics Recycling in the Automotive Sector

Plastics are increasingly a preferred material choice in designing and developing complex, consumer products, such as automobiles, because they are mouldable, lightweight, and are often perceived to be highly recyclable materials. However, actually recycling the heterogeneous plastics used in such...

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Main Authors: Lindsay Miller, Katie Soulliere, Susan Sawyer-Beaulieu, Simon Tseng, Edwin Tam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-08-01
Series:Materials
Subjects:
end-of-life vehicles
plastics recycling
waste management
automobile
energy recovery
light-weighting
renewable plastics
ecodesign
shredder residue
environmental impact
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/7/8/5883

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