Abstract
The issue of plastic waste recycling and the idea of establishing a circular economy of plastics is receiving considerable interest from society, policymakers, and industry alike. A truly sustainable development in this field, however, can only be achieved when finding proper solutions to recycling challenges in world regions where formal waste management systems are lacking. In this work, polyolefin recyclates sourced from an informal waste picker community in Nairobi, Kenya were characterized in terms of material composition and basic mechanical properties. It was found that despite the absence of formal waste management systems in developing and emerging economies it is possible to produce technically useful recyclates that may compete with today’s commercially available recyclate grades.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the ANTEC 2019 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Fields of science
- 205 Materials Engineering
- 205011 Polymer engineering
- 205016 Materials testing
- 103023 Polymer physics
- 104018 Polymer chemistry
- 207101 Waste engineering
- 207108 Recycling
- 104019 Polymer sciences
JKU Focus areas
- Sustainable Development: Responsible Technologies and Management
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