Forecasting waste compositions: A case study on plastic waste of electronic display housings
Peeters, Jef R., (2015). Forecasting waste compositions: A case study on plastic waste of electronic display housings. Waste Management, 46 28-39
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Sub-type Journal article Author Peeters, Jef R. Title Forecasting waste compositions: A case study on plastic waste of electronic display housings Appearing in Waste Management Volume 46 Publication Date 2015-12-01 Place of Publication Amsterdam Publisher Elsevier B.V Start page 28 End page 39 Language eng Abstract Because of the rapid succession of technological developments, the architecture and material composition of many products used in daily life have drastically changed over the last decades. As a result, well-adjusted recycling technologies need to be developed and installed to cope with these evolutions. This is essential to guarantee continued access to materials and to reduce the ecological impact of our material consumption. However, limited information is currently available on the material composition of arising waste streams and even less on how these waste streams will evolve. Therefore, this paper presents a methodology to forecast trends in the material composition of waste streams. To demonstrate the applicability and value of the proposed methodology, it is applied to forecast the evolution of plastic housing waste from flat panel display (FPD) TVs, FPD monitors, cathode ray tube (CRT) TVs and CRT monitors. The results of the presented forecasts indicate that a wide variety of plastic types and additives, such as flame retardants, are found in housings of similar products. The presented case study demonstrates that the proposed methodology allows the identification of trends in the evolution of the material composition of waste streams. In addition, it is demonstrated that the recycling sector will need to adapt its processes to deal with the increasing complexity of plastics of end-of-life electronic displays while respecting relevant directives. Keyword Forecasting
Electronic displays
Waste electrical electronic equipment (WEEE)
Plastic recyclingCopyright Holder Elsevier Copyright Year 2015 Copyright type All rights reserved DOI 10.1016/j.wasman.2015.09.019 -
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