DocumentCode
2411220
Title
Supply chain to supply cycle: Mining plastics from electronics to close the loop
Author
Biddle, Michael ; Riise, Brian ; Slijkhuis, Chris
fYear
2009
fDate
18-20 May 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
1
Abstract
MBA Polymers is the leader in the world at recycling plastics from end-of-life durable goods such as electronics, large and small appliances, IT/office equipment and automobiles. MBA, which literally started in a garage in CA, invested over $50 million from 1993 to 2005 inventing, developing and demonstrating its state-of-the-art automated technology to recover plastics from extremely complex mixed material streams. From 2005 to present, MBA has continued to develop the technology, but has focused on commercializing the technology, particularly in Asia and Europe, where electronics recycling is firmly established.
Keywords
WEEE Directive; plastics; supply chains; electronics recycling; end-of-life durable goods; plastics mining; plastics recycling; supply chain; supply cycle; waste electrical and electronic equipment; Asia; Automobiles; Automotive materials; Commercialization; Europe; Home appliances; Plastics; Polymers; Recycling; Supply chains;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Sustainable Systems and Technology, 2009. ISSST '09. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location
Phoenix, AZ
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-4324-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ISSST.2009.5156726
Filename
5156726
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