THE ORIGINS OF MUNICIPAL SOLID-WASTE .2. POLICY OPTIONS FOR PLASTICS WASTE MANAGEMENT

被引：6

作者：

ALTER, H

机构：

[1] U.S. Chamber of Commerce, NW, Washington, D.C. 20062

来源：

WASTE MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH | 1993年 / 11卷 / 04期

关键词：

PLASTIC WASTES; DISPOSAL; RECOVERY; POLICY OPTIONS; USA;

D O I：

10.1177/0734242X9301100406

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

Plastic items in some portions of municipal solid waste (MSW), particularly from households and restaurants, have long been viewed as a disposal problem and a symbol of a “throwaway society”. There is no question that the amount of plastics in solid waste is growing. However, this observation alone should not cause an hysteria of public policies for the separate management of the plastics or any other portion of the waste. The amount of plastics, and the contribution of the items discarded, must be viewed holistically in setting a solid waste management policy. This paper questions the basis for some U.S. plastics waste policy proposals by reviewing recent U.S. data on the effect of plastics on waste reduction, and the fate of discarded plastics products. Some alternative future policy directions are also discussed. © 1993, Sage Publications. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：319 / 332

页数：14

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