A Survey Study on PET Recycling Problems in Qom City, Iran
Recycling process is developed in communities to decrease the volume of high solid wastes and prevent environmental pollution. Plastic is one of the most recyclable materials in municipal solid wastes (MSW) with a high rate of application during the last decades. PET (poly ethylene therphtalate) is...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Iranian journal of environmental health science & engineering 2006-11, Vol.1 (1) |
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Zusammenfassung: | Recycling process is developed in communities to decrease the volume of
high solid wastes and prevent environmental pollution. Plastic is one
of the most recyclable materials in municipal solid wastes (MSW) with a
high rate of application during the last decades. PET (poly ethylene
therphtalate) is one of the basic plastic compounds which are used in a
variety of products such as textile fibers, bottles and other
containers. Methods for PET recycling include mechanical and chemical
processes and PET incineration. In this study which was conducted on
MSW analysis in Qom (a city in the central region of Iran, known for
increase of population and high migration, environmental pollutions
such as high quantity of MSW, industries and vehicle contamination,
noise pollution and municipal sewage), physical analysis of MSW was
carried out to four geographical sites and in different seasons of the
year 2002. Results showed the rate of PET production to be 0.44% of the
total MSW production, depending on site characteristics and area, time
and cultural specifications. It is concluded that approximately 700
tons of PET plastics are buried per year. |
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ISSN: | 1735-1979 |