Small-Scale Mechanical Recycling of Solid Thermoplastic Wastes: A Review of PET, PEs, and PP

Recycling of Plastic Waste, with Particular Emphasis on Thermal Methods—Review

(2022) Agnieszka Kijo-Kleczkowska et al.   Energies

Treating and reusing wastewater generated by the washing operations in the non-hazardous plastic solid waste recycling process: Advanced method vs. conventional method

(2021) Valerio Guido Altieri et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Energy efficiency in extrusion-related polymer processing: A review of state of the art and potential efficiency improvements

(2021) Chamil Abeykoon et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Estimation of plastic waste inputs from land into the Caspian Sea: A significant unseen marine pollution

(2020) Mehdi Ghayebzadeh et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Technologies for chemical recycling of household plastics – A technical review and TRL assessment

(2020) Martyna Solis et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT

Novel pre-treatment of dirty post-consumer polyethylene film for its mechanical recycling

(2020) J.M. Soto et al.   PROCESS SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

The Modelling of Extrusion Processes for Polymers—A Review

(2020) Marko Hyvärinen et al.   Polymers

Characterization and Model Validation for Large Format Chopped Fiber, Foamed, Composite Structures Made from Recycled Olefin Based Polymers

(2020) Daniel P. Pulipati et al.   Polymers

Tertiary recycling of plastics waste: an analysis of feedstock, chemical and biological degradation methods

(2020) Alicia Lee et al.   Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management

Microplastic Pollution in Deep-Sea Sediments From the Great Australian Bight

(2020) Justine Barrett et al.   Frontiers in Marine Science

Characterisation of source-separated, rigid plastic waste and evaluation of recycling initiatives: Effects of product design and source-separation system

(2019) M.K. Eriksen et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT

Strategies to reduce the global carbon footprint of plastics

(2019) Jiajia Zheng et al.   Nature Climate Change

Shredding as simultaneous size-reduction and tribo-charging operation for improved performances of an electrostatic separation process for granular plastic wastes

(2019) Ahlem Benabderrahmane et al.   PARTICULATE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Influence of working temperatures on mechanical behavior of hybrid joints with carbon fiber reinforced plastic/aluminum lightweight materials for automotive structure

(2019) Yiwei Chen et al.   Journal of Manufacturing Processes

Multidecadal increase in plastic particles in coastal ocean sediments

(2019) Jennifer A. Brandon et al.   Science Advances

Solving the plastic problem: From cradle to grave, to reincarnation

(2019) Christopher J Rhodes   SCIENCE PROGRESS

Surface modification and selective flotation of waste plastics for effective recycling——a review

(2019) Hui Wang et al.   SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY

Preliminary Characterization of Novel LDPE-Based Wear-Resistant Composite Suitable for FDM 3D Printing

(2019) Piotr Olesik et al.   Materials

Decontamination and recycling of agrochemical plastic packaging waste

(2019) Caterina Picuno et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Preparing WEEE plastics for recycling – How optimal particle sizes in pre-processing can improve the separation efficiency of high quality plastics

(2019) Franziska Maisel et al.   RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING

Carbonization: A feasible route for reutilization of plastic wastes

(2019) Shuiliang Chen et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

First evidence of microplastic ingestion by fishes from the Amazon River estuary

(2018) Tamyris de Souza e Silva Pegado et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Plastic waste associated with disease on coral reefs

(2018) Joleah B. Lamb et al.   SCIENCE

Increasing the quantity of separated post-consumer plastics for reducing combustible household waste: The case of rigid plastics in Flanders

(2018) R. Jacobsen et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT

Designing Business Solutions for Plastic Waste Management to Enhance Circular Transitions in Kenya

(2018) Balint Horvath et al.   Sustainability

Plastic pollution and potential solutions

(2018)   SCIENCE PROGRESS

Comparison of Different Extrusion Processes for Cleaning the Recycled Polypropylene Removing Volatile and Non-Volatile Contaminants

(2018) Pamela Sierra Garcia et al.   Progress in Rubber Plastics and Recycling Technology

Recyclability of four types of plastics exposed to UV irradiation in a marine environment

(2018) María E. Iñiguez et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT

Opinion: Why we need an international agreement on marine plastic pollution

(2017) Stephanie B. Borrelle et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

From waste plastics to industrial raw materials: A life cycle assessment of mechanical plastic recycling practice based on a real-world case study

(2017) Fu Gu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Mechanical and chemical recycling of solid plastic waste

(2017) Kim Ragaert et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT

A review on automated sorting of source-separated municipal solid waste for recycling

(2017) Sathish Paulraj Gundupalli et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT

The effect of materials, process settings and screw geometry on energy consumption and melt temperature in single screw extrusion

(2016) Chamil Abeykoon et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Critical review on challenge tests to demonstrate decontamination of polyolefins intended for food contact applications

(2016) Stella Palkopoulou et al.   TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Marine microplastic-associated biofilms – a review

(2015) Sonja Oberbeckmann et al.   Environmental Chemistry

Bacterial Community Profiling of Plastic Litter in the Belgian Part of the North Sea

(2015) Caroline A. De Tender et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Rheological behavior of polyolefins during UV irradiation at high temperature as a coupled degradative process

(2015) Adam A. Marek et al.   EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL

Central sorting and recovery of MSW recyclable materials: A review of technological state-of-the-art, cases, practice and implications for materials recycling

(2015) Ciprian Cimpan et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Mechanical reprocessing of polyolefin waste: A review

(2015) Shi Yin et al.   POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE

Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean

(2015) J. R. Jambeck et al.   SCIENCE

Investigation of the process energy demand in polymer extrusion: A brief review and an experimental study

(2014) Chamil Abeykoon et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Recycling of Polymers: A Review

(2014) Igor A. Ignatyev et al.   ChemSusChem

Energy monitoring and quality control of a single screw extruder

(2013) Jing Deng et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Synthesis of functional ‘polyolefins’: state of the art and remaining challenges

(2013) Nicole M. G. Franssen et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

The present and future of microplastic pollution in the marine environment

(2013) Juliana A. Ivar do Sul et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Predicting dimensional distortions in roll forming of comingled polypropylene/glass fiber thermoplastic composites: On the effect of matrix viscoelasticity

(2013) Corey Lynam et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS

The Role of Household Food Waste in Comparing Environmental Impacts of Packaging Alternatives

(2013) Frans Silvenius et al.   PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE

Distributed recycling of waste polymer into RepRap feedstock

(2013) Christian Baechler et al.   RAPID PROTOTYPING JOURNAL

Technical specifications for mechanical recycling of agricultural plastic waste

(2013) D. Briassoulis et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT

Use of recycled plastics in wood plastic composites – A review

(2013) Saeed Kazemi Najafi   WASTE MANAGEMENT

Cleaning efficiency of poly(ethylene terephthalate) washing procedure in recycling process

(2012) Ljerka Kratofil Krehula et al.   JOURNAL OF ELASTOMERS AND PLASTICS

An overview of plastic recycling in Rio de Janeiro

(2012) Elen B.A.V. Pacheco et al.   RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING

Accumulation of Microplastic on Shorelines Woldwide: Sources and Sinks

(2011) Mark Anthony Browne et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastics as contaminants in the marine environment: A review

(2011) Matthew Cole et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Reverse jig separation of shredded floating plastics — separation of polypropylene and high density polyethylene

(2010) Mayumi Ito et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MINERAL PROCESSING

Recycling of PVC wastes

(2010) Mehdi Sadat-Shojai et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Identification of transient responses of a plasticating twin screw extruder due to excitation in feed rate

(2010) Mohammad H. Iqbal et al.   POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE

Sorting of polypropylene resins by color in MSW using visible reflectance spectroscopy

(2010) S.M. Safavi et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT

Influence of cleaning conditions on the degradation of recycled HDPE

(2009) R. M. C. Santana et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE

Anthropogenic debris on beaches in the SE Pacific (Chile): Results from a national survey supported by volunteers

(2009) Macarena Bravo et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Plastics recycling: challenges and opportunities

(2009) J. Hopewell et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

A review of microstructure in concentrated suspensions and its implications for rheology and bulk flow

(2009) Jeffrey F. Morris   RHEOLOGICA ACTA

Recycling and recovery routes of plastic solid waste (PSW): A review

(2009) S.M. Al-Salem et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT

A preliminary study on the preparation of wood-plastic composites from urban wastes generated in Merida, Mexico with potential applications as building materials

(2009) Ricardo H. Cruz-Estrada et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH

Synthetic polymers in the marine environment: A rapidly increasing, long-term threat

(2008) Charles James Moore   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH