Evaluating strategies to increase PET bottle recycling in the United States

In the United States, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle collection rates have not increased in a decade. Recycling rates remain abysmal while industry commitments and policy targets escalate the demand for recycled plastics. We investigate the PET bottle recycling system, where collection is a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of industrial ecology 2024-08, Vol.28 (4), p.916-927
Hauptverfasser:	Basuhi, R., Bhuwalka, Karan, Roth, Richard, Olivetti, Elsa A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cost analysis Demand analysis Environmental impact Garbage collection industrial ecology market based plastic waste Plastics plastics recycling Polyethylene terephthalate polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycled content Recycled materials Recycling Recycling systems
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