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MASTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVM7104 - Principles of Cleaner Production Mario E. Fuentes M. Student No. 40908764 Major Assignment: "Cleaner Production for Plastic Recycling and the Issues Affecting this Industry" School of Geography, Planning & Architecture The University of Queensland Saint Lucia Campus Date: Monday, November 6th, 2006 CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................... 3 2. BACKGROUND TO THE LCA ...................................................................... 4 3. LCA OF PLASTIC PRODUCTS ...................................................................... 5 3.1 Alternatives to Oil Use ................................................................................. 5 3.2 Energy and Pollution in Production .............................................................. 8 3.2.1 Alternative Energy....................................................................... 9 4. PLASTIC RECYCLING AND DISPOSAL ........................................................ 11 4.1 Applicability of LCA to Recycling ............................................................... 12 4.2 Main Issues Affecting Plastic Recycling ....................................................... 13 5. FUTURE OF PLASTIC RECYCLING AND CONCLUSIONS ................................ 15 6. LIST OF REFERENCES ............................................................................. 17 TABLES 1 End uses of plastic material .................................................................................. 13 2 Specifications of a single plastic and paper bag - the basis products of the LCA .....................14 1. INTRODUCTION There is little doubt that plastics have managed to change the way our way of life. Plastics...

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