Circularity and Plastics : Proceedings of a Workshop.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Circular economy.

Waste minimization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (81 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2025.

Summary:

The National Academies' Roundtable on Plastics convened a workshop in May 2025 to explore circularity and other approaches for sustainable life cycle management of plastic materials to mitigate plastic pollution, including?reduction of plastic waste through redesign,?reuse, remaking, and?recycling.

Contents:

COVER PAGE

TITLE PAGE

COPYRIGHT PAGE

REVIEWERS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

BOXES, FIGURES, AND TABLES

ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

WORKSHOP OVERVIEW

1 INTRODUCTION

2 PERSPECTIVES ON CIRCULARITY, PLASTIC USE SECTORS, AND SECTORAL INTERDEPENDENCIES

3 PACKAGING: DESIRED FUTURE STATE AND SOLUTION PATHWAYS

4 TEXTILES: DESIRED FUTURE STATE AND SOLUTION PATHWAYS

5 BUILDING MATERIALS: DESIRED FUTURE STATE AND SOLUTION PATHWAYS

6 SYNERGIES AND INTERDEPENDENCIES ACROSS FUTURE STATE AND SOLUTION PATHWAYS

REFERENCES

APPENDIX A: Workshop Agenda

APPENDIX B: Zero Waste Hierarchy in Plastics: Background Research.

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ISBN:

0-309-99458-6

0-309-99456-X

9780309994583

OCLC:

1594000980