Status of plastic waste recycling systems in Japan and study on the selection of the recycling methods by LCA methodology
Hajime Nishihara, Yoshimi Ozaki, Plastic Waste Management Institute, Japan
The ratio of utilization of Japanese plastic wastes reached 73%,which was divided into mechanical recycle 22%,feedstock recycle 3%,and energy recovery 48%.
This study is concerned with the criteria of the recycling method selection, in the cases of containers and packaging recycling. The criteria are proposed based on the mechanical recycling substitution rate , which shows the value of reclaimed plastics to virgin resins ,as a measure of the quality of reclaimed plastics.
Recycling cases were evaluated by the above criteria.
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