Title :
Plastic recycling in the electronics industry
Author :
Corbet, Kelly S. ; Jung, Leah ; Dillon, Patricia ; Olsavsky, Mary Jo
Author_Institution :
Corbet Consulting, Los Gatos, CA, USA
Abstract :
The American Plastics Council (APC) recently sponsored “A Structural Analysis of the Information Technology (IT) Recycling Industry”. Within the realm of the IT industry, this study focused on engineered plastic. The study looked at OEM recycling strategies; the identification of high-volume, high-value plastics; the characterization of recycling capabilities throughout the IT recycling supply chain; and potential applications for recycled IT plastic
Keywords :
information technology; plastics; recycling; American Plastics Council; IT industry; IT recycling supply chain; OEM recycling strategies; electronics industry; engineered plastic; high-value plastics; high-volume plastics; information technology recycling industry; plastic recycling; recycled IT plastic applications; recycling capabilities; Costs; Councils; Electronics industry; Information analysis; Information technology; Joining processes; Plastics industry; Recycling; Resins; Supply chains;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics and the Environment, 1997. ISEE-1997., Proceedings of the 1997 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3808-1
DOI :
10.1109/ISEE.1997.605344
