Setting the Record Straight: Busting Common Myths about Plastics from Recovered Consumer Electronics (GPEC 2003)

摘要

So where are we now in terms of recovering plastics from end-of-life electronics? Can they really be recycled? While some questions remain, the overriding evidence suggests that plastics from discarded electronics can, if fact, be recycled. The technology to process plastics is available, sound research is being conducted to provide more and better information, and the plastics supply chain is working together to ask and answer all the right questions. Like any growing industry, it will take time to put the entire infrastructure in place; but, it appears that a system for efficiently managing plastics from end-of-life electronics will be ready once larger volumes of quality material becomes available. APC, for its part, will continue to disseminate current and accurate information that will aid in the development of the recycling infrastructure, technology, and markets.