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1 online resource (188 pages) : illustrations |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Series |
Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles |
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Woodhead publishing in textiles.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters. |
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Print version record. |
| Summary |
Edited papers from the 1995 conference Ecotextile - Wealth for Waste in Textiles, organised by Bolton Institute and the British Textile Technology Group. |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Recycling Textile and Plastic Waste; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; Section 1: INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1. RECYCLING AND RECOVERY STRATEGIES; Introduction; References; CHAPTER 2. MUNICIPAL WASTE -- TRASH OR TREASURE; An alternative to landfill; Scope for Waste Minimisation; Where does recycling fit into the well-being of the environment?; What is being done to encourage recycling?; Conclusions; Section 2: WASTE MINIMISATION; CHAPTER 3. TURNING ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN INTO REAL PROFIT; Introduction; Waste Minimisation. |
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Can there be an ultimate stage of total waste eliminationCHAPTER 4. RECLAIMED FIBRES, THE SOURCE AND USAGE; Synthetic Materials; Wool/Synthetic Mixtures; The Reclamation Industry -- its Organisation and Markets; Finished Product -- Reclaimed Fibre End Product Usage; CHAPTER 5. Industrial Waste Water Minimisation and Treatment; Production of Nylon 6.6 Yarn; ""End-of-pipe"" Solutions; Targets and Water/Waste Management at Source; Environmental Systems and Auditing; Waste Water Minimisation in the Textile Industry; Planning for Continuous Improvement; CHAPTER 6. Fibre Industry and Waste Management. |
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IntroductionWaste from the Fibre Industry; Packaging and the Environment : An Explanatory Case; A Better Approach in the Fibre Industry; Energy Recovery; The Way Forward -- A Considered Approach to Waste Management; Acknowledgements; References; CHAPTER 7. Recycling of Plastic Fibres and Packaging Waste; Introduction; The Erema Process & Concept; Erema Vented Process; Screenchangers; Other Processes; Advantages; Applications; Conclusions; CHAPTER 8. Key Lessons for Plastic Bottle Recycling; Introduction; Legislation; Production of Bottles for Recycling; Deposit of Bottles for Recycling. |
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Collection and SortingReprocessing; Marketing; Section 3: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; CHAPTER 9. Nonwovens from Recycled Waste; Introduction; Avoidance, Reduction and Recycling of Waste; Disposal and Recycling of Specific Textile and Nonwovens Products; Uses and Ranges of Application for Recycled Textile Fibres; Mechanical Reclaiming (shredding, unravelling); Regranulating/Use of Pure Waste; Description of a Fibre Production Line for the Textile and Nonwovens Industry; Summary; CHAPTER 10. Recycling Zeftron Carpets; Introduction; Closed Loop Recycling; The BASF Carpet Recycling Process; Summary. |
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CHAPTER 11. Cotton Waste ReclamationIntroduction; Questions; Waste separation; Waste reclamation; Economic aspects; CHAPTER 12. Recycling in the Far East -- A Study of cotton Weste; Introduction; The Start of a Business; Cotton Waste Recycling -- A Case Study; CHAPTER 13. The Production of High Tenacity Tapes from Waste Polypropylene; Introduction; Experimental; Results and Discussion; Summary; References; CHAPTER 14. The Role of Process Stabilisers in Recycling Polyolefins; Introduction; High Density Polyethylene; Repair concept; PP/EPDM Automobile bumpers as recyclates; Conclusions. |
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English. |
| Subject |
Recycling (Waste, etc.) -- Congresses.
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Textile waste -- Recycling -- Congresses.
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Plastic scrap -- Recycling -- Congresses.
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Recyclage (Déchets, etc.) -- Congrès.
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Textiles et tissus -- Déchets -- Recyclage -- Congrès.
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Matières plastiques -- Déchets -- Recyclage -- Congrès.
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Plastic scrap -- Recycling
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Recycling (Waste, etc.)
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Textile waste -- Recycling
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| Genre/Form |
proceedings (reports)
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Actes de congrès.
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| Added Author |
Horrocks, A. Richard.
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Burdett, Brian.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Recycling textile and plastic waste. Cambridge, England : Woodhead Publishing Limited, ©1996 vii, 178 pages 9781855733060 |
| ISBN |
9780857093004 (electronic bk.) |
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0857093002 (electronic bk.) |
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9781855733060 |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000055963228 |
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CHNEW 001012044 |
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DEBBG BV042315321 |
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DEBSZ 400122944 |
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GBVCP 813166454 |
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