Handbook of Recycling, Second Edition, Winner of the International Solid Waste Association's 2014 Publication Award, is an authoritative review of the current state of recycling, reuse and reclamation processes commonly implemented today and how they interact with one another. Fully updated to cover recent developments in the field, this second edition has also been restructured to cover General Aspects of Recycling, Applications, Technology, Recovery and Collection, Economics, Governance and Policy. Several new chapters on global recycled material flows, sludges, reinforced plastics, and landfill mining have been added. It concludes with a review of the policy and economic implications, including the impact of recycling on energy use, sustainable development, and the environment.
This book is a crucial aid to students and researchers in a range of disciplines, from materials and environmental science to public policy studies.
1. Chapter 1. Introduction - p. 3 2. Chapter 2. The fundamental limits of circularity quantified by digital twinning - p. 15 3. Chapter 3. Maps of the physical economy to inform sustainability strategies - p. 27 4. Chapter 4. Material efficiency—Squaring the circular economy: Recycling within a hierarchy of material management strategies - p. 45 5. Chapter 5. Material and product-centric recycling: design for recycling rules and digital methods - p. 79 6. Chapter 6. Developments in collection of municipal waste - p. 97 7. Chapter 7. The path to inclusive recycling: Developing countries and the informal sector - p. 115 8. Part 2: Recycling from a product perspective - p. 127 9. Chapter 8. Physical separation - p. 131 10. Chapter 9. Sensor-based sorting - p. 145 11. Chapter 10. Mixed bulky waste - p. 161 12. Chapter 11. Packaging - p. 169 13. Chapter 12. End-of-life vehicles - p. 183 14. Chapter 13. Electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) - p. 203 15. Chapter 14. Photovoltaic and wind energy equipment - p. 217 16. Chapter 15. Buildings - p. 235 17. Chapter 16. Construction and demolition waste - p. 254 18. Chapter 17. Industrial by-products - p. 261 19. Chapter 18. Mine tailings - p. 287 20. Part 3: Recycling from a material perspective - p. 297 21. Chapter 19. Steel - p. 301 22. Chapter 20. Aluminum - p. 319 23. Chapter 21. Copper - p. 339 24. Chapter 22. Lead - p. 355 25. Chapter 23. Zinc - p. 371 26. Chapter 24. Ferroalloy elements - p. 385 27. Chapter 25. Precious and technology metals - p. 397 28. Chapter 26. Concrete and aggregates - p. 419 29. Chapter 27. Cementitious binders incorporating residues - p. 429 30. Chapter 28. Glass - p. 445 31. Chapter 29. Lumber - p. 463 32. Paper - p. 481 33. Chapter 31. Plastic recycling - p. 497 34. Chapter 32. Black rubber products - p. 511 35. Chapter 33. Textiles - p. 523 36. Chapter 34. Carbon fibers - p. 535 37. Part 4: Recycling and the circular economy - p. 550 38. Chapter 35. From waste management to circular economy—The role of recycling in policy - p. 553 39. Chapter 36. Geopolitics of resources and recycling - p. 559 40. Chapter 37. Information and communication - p. 569 41. Chapter 38. Recycling, law, and the circular economy - p. 575 42. Chapter 39. Extended producer responsibility - p. 587 43. Chapter 40. Exploring the economics of recycling in a dynamic global context - p. 601 44. Chapter 41. Economic policy instruments - p. 615 45. Chapter 42. Economic aspects of metal recycling - p. 627 46. Part 5: Recycling fundamentals - p. 644 47. Chapter 43. Physical separation fundamentals - p. 647 48. Chapter 44. Thermodynamics - p. 665 49. Chapter 45. Exergy—Quantification of resource dissipation - p. 675 50. Chapter 46. Process simulation—Thermodynamics and process technology to understand recycling systems - p. 685 51. Chapter 47. Life cycle assessment (LCA) - p. 705 52. Index - p. 723
Handbook of Recycling, Second Edition, Winner of the International Solid Waste Association's 2014 Publication Award, is an authoritative review of the current state of recycling, reuse and reclamation processes commonly implemented today and how they interact with one another. Fully updated to cover recent developments in the field, this second edition has also been restructured to cover General Aspects of Recycling, Applications, Technology, Recovery and Collection, Economics, Governance and Policy. Several new chapters on global recycled material flows, sludges, reinforced plastics, and landfill mining have been added. It concludes with a review of the policy and economic implications, including the impact of recycling on energy use, sustainable development, and the environment.
This book is a crucial aid to students and researchers in a range of disciplines, from materials and environmental science to public policy studies.
1. Chapter 1. Introduction - p. 3 2. Chapter 2. The fundamental limits of circularity quantified by digital twinning - p. 15 3. Chapter 3. Maps of the physical economy to inform sustainability strategies - p. 27 4. Chapter 4. Material efficiency—Squaring the circular economy: Recycling within a hierarchy of material management strategies - p. 45 5. Chapter 5. Material and product-centric recycling: design for recycling rules and digital methods - p. 79 6. Chapter 6. Developments in collection of municipal waste - p. 97 7. Chapter 7. The path to inclusive recycling: Developing countries and the informal sector - p. 115 8. Part 2: Recycling from a product perspective - p. 127 9. Chapter 8. Physical separation - p. 131 10. Chapter 9. Sensor-based sorting - p. 145 11. Chapter 10. Mixed bulky waste - p. 161 12. Chapter 11. Packaging - p. 169 13. Chapter 12. End-of-life vehicles - p. 183 14. Chapter 13. Electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) - p. 203 15. Chapter 14. Photovoltaic and wind energy equipment - p. 217 16. Chapter 15. Buildings - p. 235 17. Chapter 16. Construction and demolition waste - p. 254 18. Chapter 17. Industrial by-products - p. 261 19. Chapter 18. Mine tailings - p. 287 20. Part 3: Recycling from a material perspective - p. 297 21. Chapter 19. Steel - p. 301 22. Chapter 20. Aluminum - p. 319 23. Chapter 21. Copper - p. 339 24. Chapter 22. Lead - p. 355 25. Chapter 23. Zinc - p. 371 26. Chapter 24. Ferroalloy elements - p. 385 27. Chapter 25. Precious and technology metals - p. 397 28. Chapter 26. Concrete and aggregates - p. 419 29. Chapter 27. Cementitious binders incorporating residues - p. 429 30. Chapter 28. Glass - p. 445 31. Chapter 29. Lumber - p. 463 32. Paper - p. 481 33. Chapter 31. Plastic recycling - p. 497 34. Chapter 32. Black rubber products - p. 511 35. Chapter 33. Textiles - p. 523 36. Chapter 34. Carbon fibers - p. 535 37. Part 4: Recycling and the circular economy - p. 550 38. Chapter 35. From waste management to circular economy—The role of recycling in policy - p. 553 39. Chapter 36. Geopolitics of resources and recycling - p. 559 40. Chapter 37. Information and communication - p. 569 41. Chapter 38. Recycling, law, and the circular economy - p. 575 42. Chapter 39. Extended producer responsibility - p. 587 43. Chapter 40. Exploring the economics of recycling in a dynamic global context - p. 601 44. Chapter 41. Economic policy instruments - p. 615 45. Chapter 42. Economic aspects of metal recycling - p. 627 46. Part 5: Recycling fundamentals - p. 644 47. Chapter 43. Physical separation fundamentals - p. 647 48. Chapter 44. Thermodynamics - p. 665 49. Chapter 45. Exergy—Quantification of resource dissipation - p. 675 50. Chapter 46. Process simulation—Thermodynamics and process technology to understand recycling systems - p. 685 51. Chapter 47. Life cycle assessment (LCA) - p. 705 52. Index - p. 723
