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Collective Action and Responses to Poor‐Quality Recycling in St. John’s [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This paper discusses the lack of proper recycling programs in St John’s, NL and explains the relevance of collective action and rational choice theories in addressing the matter. The city has done a poor job of implementing proper recycling programs, and
Williams, Mark
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Household waste recycling: National survey evidence from Italy [PDF]

open access: yes
The paper analyses the determinants of household recycling in Italy with particular emphasis on social behaviour. The econometric analysis is based on two waves - 1998 and 2000 - of the Multipurpose Household Survey conducted annually by the Italian ...
Damiano Fiorillo
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1-Methylcyclopropene (MCP)-Containing Cellulose Paper Packaging for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Preservation: A Review

open access: yesBioResources, 2017
The freshness and safety of fruits and vegetables is important in our daily life. Paper products are often used for shipping, wrapping, and decoration in the retail for fruits and vegetables. When these paper products are modified with active substances,
Zhijun Hu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Recycling of waste engine oils using a new washing agent [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This paper addresses recycling of waste engine oils treated using acetic acid. A recycling process was developed which eventually led to comparable results with some of the conventional methods.
Hamawand, Ihsan   +2 more
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Mechanical properties of recycled Kraft paper residue polyester composites [PDF]

open access: yesMaterials Research, 2014
Construction industry has a significant grow in the past few years. Following that rate, the amount of residue produced from that growth also increases. The need to find alternatives apart from disposing that residue in landfills have led researchers to ...
João Marciano Laredo dos Reis   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Is green a grey area? Sustainability and inclusivity; the ageing population and recycling [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
There are growing pressures (political, legislative and environmental) to increase material recovery through recycling. There are two basic recycling schemes in the UK; kerbside and bring-site schemes.
Kuhlmann, Stephan   +3 more
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The recycling of OMC's carbon reinforcement by solvolysing thermoset matrix. A way of sustainability for composites. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Originally developed for high-tech applications, carbon fibre/thermoset matrix composites have been increasingly used in leisure and sports industries, for several years.
AYMONIER, Cyril   +5 more
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Waste paper recycling.

open access: yesJAPAN TAPPI JOURNAL, 2002
Pulp and paper industry is aiming to raise the percentage of waste paper recycling to 60% by 2005 and makes efforts to reach this target. Under these circumstances, developed deinking technology is severely required. The deinking is indeed one of the process industries and is mainly consisted of ink releasing and ink rejecting.
openaire   +2 more sources

The effects of isotopic separation on closed nuclear fuel cycles [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This paper investigates the potential benefits to the fuel cycle outcomes of removing a single isotope during separation processes. Two strategies for managing the removed isotope are considered.
Flanagan, Robert Ryan
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Source apportionment and transport of pollutants within the South African paper recycling chain

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Science
Recycled paper is a valuable commodity that forms an intrinsic part of promoting sustainable resource utilisation. In this study, we aimed to investigate the possible sources and transport of semi-volatile organic pollutants in paper grades used in the ...
Nondumiso N. Mofokeng   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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