• DocumentCode
    1952741
  • 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
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    5-7 May 1997
  • Firstpage
    297
  • Lastpage
    302
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISEE.1997.605344
  • Filename
    605344