Plastics axis

Excerpt

In the context of the circular economy, it is crucial to develop new concepts to improve the recycling of post-consumer polymer materials and the incorporation of recycled materials into goods and products. The aim is to respond to a major societal challenge: the preservation of resources.

A number of issues concerning plastics recycling were identified during the analysis of the state of the art. Firstly, the presence of contaminants and the disassembly of complex structures appear to hinder the development of mechanical recycling. On the other hand, tertiary or chemical recycling is still in its infancy, and fundamental knowledge in this field is needed to enable its deployment on different scales. Finally, more cross-disciplinary approaches including eco-design, flow analysis and the interplay of players need to be taken into account in all future developments.

Keywords: recycling, recyclability, reuse, polymers, plastics, eco-design, contaminant, disassembly, chemical recycling

Tasks

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Contaminants in plastics

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Dismantling and disassembling complex structures

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Tertiary recycling (chemical)

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