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Plastics Industry
Plastics Resource
- This site, developed by the American Plastics Council, is devoted
to providing fundamental information about plastics and the environment.
This site includes a Plastics Recycled Market Database which links buyers
and sellers of recycled plastics, a community recycling kit (available
in Spanish or English) to help you educate your community about plastics
recycling and a consumer's guide that identifies products made with
or packaged in recycled plastics.
Best Management Practices for Pollution Prevention in the Slabstock and Molded Flexible Polyurethane Foam Industry (1996. free) - This manual presents pollution prevention options for the two major sectors of the flexible polyurethane foam industry: slabstock foam production and molded foam production. It is designed for use by both polyurethane foam manufacturers and regulatory personnel. To obtain document call the National Service Center for Environmental Publications at (800) 490-9198 and state the following order number EPA625R96005.
Guides to Pollution Prevention - The Fiberglass-Reinforced and Composite Plastics Industry (1991. free) - This guide is designed to provide fiberglass-reinforced and composites (FRP/C) plastics fabricators with waste minimization options appropriate for this industry. It also provides worksheets designed to be used for a waste minimization audit of an FRP/C fabricating plant, to be used in developing and understanding of the plant's waste generating processes and to suggest ways to reduce the waste. To obtain document call the National Service Center for Environmental Publications at (800) 490-9198 and state the following order number EPA625791014.
Profile
of the Plastic Resin and Man-made Fiber Industry (1997.
free) - This manual provides a brief profile of the Plastic Resin and
Man-made Fiber industry covering such topics as general industry information
(economic and geographic), a description of industrial processes, pollution
outputs, pollution prevention opportunities, federal statutory and regulatory
framework, compliance history, and a description of partnerships that
have been formed between regulatory agencies, the regulated community,
and the public.
Profile
of the Plastic Resin and Man-Made Fiber Industry: Update
(1998. free) - This refresh document was developed to update the time
sensitive data presented in the original manual above.
Profile
of the Rubber and Plastics Industry - This manual provides a
brief profile of the Rubber and Plastics industry covering such topics
as general industry information (economic and geographic), a description
of industrial processes, pollution outputs, pollution prevention opportunities,
federal statutory and regulatory framework, compliance history, and
a description of partnerships that have been formed between regulatory
agencies, the regulated community, and the public.
Profile
of the Rubber and Plastics Industry: Update (1998. free)
- This refresh document was developed to update the time sensitive data
presented in the original manual above.
For information on this page, contact: malone.kathleen@epa.gov