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End product
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A fabricated value-added item that does not include Bales, flake or pellets. (1995 post-consumer plastic Plastics Recycling/Recovery Rate Survey, Glossary of Terms, R.W. Beck & Associates).
Endocrine
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For more information on the theory of endocrine disruption go to the Canadian Chemical Producers Association, the American Chemistry Council, or the Bisphenol-A Web Site sponsored by the Global ...
Energy recovery
Plastics; Plastics basics
The process of recovering the thermal energy produced when fuels are converted to gases and residues through the combustion process. The thermal energy generally is recovered through the use of heat ...
Environmental marketing guidelines
Plastics; Plastics basics
U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims, issued in July, 1992, are voluntary guidelines for product manufacturers using environmental advertising and ...
Extrusion
Plastics; Plastics basics
One of the most common plastics processing techniques covering a vast range of applications in which resins are melted, heated and pumped for processing. Extrusion machines accomplish these tasks by ...
Bale
Plastics; Plastics basics
The end product of a compaction process that is used to decrease the volume that material occupies by increasing the density and weight. Bales are typically 3' x 4' x 5' and must be bound with ...
Bisphenol-a (4,4'-isopropylidenediphenol)
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An intermediate used in the production of epoxy, polycarbonate and phenolic resins. The name was coined after the condensation reaction by which it may be formed--two (bis) molecules of phenol with ...
