Citations for Upgraded Recycling


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  1. WorldBank. "Global Waste to Grow by 70 Percent by 2050 Unless Urgent Action is Taken: World Bank Report." https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2018/09/20/global-waste-to-grow-by-70-percent-by-2050-unless-urgent-action-is-taken-world-bank-report. Link to Report: https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/30317
    Los Angeles Times. "The world's tash crisis, and why many Americans are oblivious." A. Simmons. 22 April, 2016. https://www.latimes.com/world/global-development/la-fg-global-trash-20160422-20160421-snap-htmlstory.html
     
  2. O. Berk Packaging. "What is Downcycling"? https://www.oberk.com/packaging-crash-course/downcycling-temp
    Background reading on Downcycling: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downcycling
     
  3. Background reading on trash incineration: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incineration
    See also: Institute for Local Self-Reliance. "Report: Waste Incineration: A Dirty Secret in How States Define Renewable Energy." M. Donahue. 12 December, 2018. https://ilsr.org/waste-incineration-renewable-energy/
     
  4. J. Hopewell, R. Dvorak, E. Kosior. “Plastics recycling: challenges and opportunities.” Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2009 Jul 27; 364(1526): 2115–2126. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2008.0311. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2873020/
     
  5. Scientific American. “More Recycling Won’t Solve Plastic Pollution.” M. Wilkins. 6 July, 2018. https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/more-recycling-wont-solve-plastic-pollution/
    WorldBank. "Global Waste to Grow by 70 Percent by 2050 Unless Urgent Action is Taken: World Bank Report." https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2018/09/20/global-waste-to-grow-by-70-percent-by-2050-unless-urgent-action-is-taken-world-bank-report. Link to Report: https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/30317
     
  6. WorldBank. "Global Waste to Grow by 70 Percent by 2050 Unless Urgent Action is Taken: World Bank Report." https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2018/09/20/global-waste-to-grow-by-70-percent-by-2050-unless-urgent-action-is-taken-world-bank-report. Link to Report: https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/30317
    Los Angeles Times. "The world's tash crisis, and why many Americans are oblivious." A. Simmons. 22 April, 2016. https://www.latimes.com/world/global-development/la-fg-global-trash-20160422-20160421-snap-htmlstory.html
     
  7. Background reading on plasma gassification: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_gasification
    WIRED magazine. “High-powered Plasma Turns Garbage Into Gas.” D. Wolman. 20 January, 2012. https://www.wired.com/2012/01/ff_trashblaster/
    Waldheim Consulting. “Industrial Biomass Gasification Activities in Sweden 1997-2009.” ANNEX 1 to IEA Biomass Agreement Task 33 Country Report Sweden 2012
    Government of Sweden. “The Swedish Recycling Revolution.” No date or author provided. https://sweden.se/nature/the-swedish-recycling-revolution/
      
  8. Background reading on gasification slag. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slag#Modern_uses
    U.S. Department of Energy. "Plasma Gasification." https://www.netl.doe.gov/research/Coal/energy-systems/gasification/gasifipedia/westinghouse
    Limpopo Eco-Industrial Park. "Plasma Gasification of Municipal and Hazardous Waste." https://www.limpopoecoindustrialpark.com/project-14
     
  9. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. "From waste to electricity through integrated plasma gasification/fuel cell (IPGFC) system." G. Galeno, A. Perna, et al January, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.11.008
    Procedia Materials Science. Volume 10. "Energy generation from municipal solid waste by innovative technologies - plasma gassification." M. Rajasekhar, N. Rao, G. Rao, et al. 2015. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mspro.2015.06.094
    U.S. Department of Energy. "Plasma Gasification." https://www.netl.doe.gov/research/Coal/energy-systems/gasification/gasifipedia/westinghouse
    Government of Sweden. “The Swedish Recycling Revolution.” No date or author provided. https://sweden.se/nature/the-swedish-recycling-revolution/
    Waldheim Consulting. “Industrial Biomass Gasification Activities in Sweden 1997-2009.” ANNEX 1 to IEA Biomass Agreement Task 33 Country Report Sweden 2012
     
  10. Limpopo Eco-Industrial Park. "Plasma Gasification of Municipal and Hazardous Waste." https://www.limpopoecoindustrialpark.com/project-14
    U.S. Department of Energy. "Plasma Gasification." https://www.netl.doe.gov/research/Coal/energy-systems/gasification/gasifipedia/westinghouse
    WIRED magazine. “High-powered Plasma Turns Garbage Into Gas.” D. Wolman. 20 January, 2012. https://www.wired.com/2012/01/ff_trashblaster/
    Government of Sweden. “The Swedish Recycling Revolution.” No date or author provided. https://sweden.se/nature/the-swedish-recycling-revolution/
    Waldheim Consulting. “Industrial Biomass Gasification Activities in Sweden 1997-2009.” ANNEX 1 to IEA Biomass Agreement Task 33 Country Report Sweden 2012
     
  11. U.S. Department of Energy. "Plasma Gasification." https://www.netl.doe.gov/research/Coal/energy-systems/gasification/gasifipedia/westinghouse
    International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. "From waste to electricity through integrated plasma gasification/fuel cell (IPGFC) system." G. Galeno, A. Perna, et al January, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.11.008
    Government of Sweden. “The Swedish Recycling Revolution.” No date or author provided. https://sweden.se/nature/the-swedish-recycling-revolution/
    Waldheim Consulting. “Industrial Biomass Gasification Activities in Sweden 1997-2009.” ANNEX 1 to IEA Biomass Agreement Task 33 Country Report Sweden 2012
     
  12. Limpopo Eco-Industrial Park. "Plasma Gasification of Municipal and Hazardous Waste." https://www.limpopoecoindustrialpark.com/project-14
     
  13. Procedia Materials Science. Volume 10. "Energy generation from municipal solid waste by innovative technologies - plasma gassification." M. Rajasekhar, N. Rao, G. Rao, et al. 2015. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mspro.2015.06.094
    International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. "From waste to electricity through integrated plasma gasification/fuel cell (IPGFC) system." G. Galeno, A. Perna, et al January, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.11.008
    U.S. Department of Energy. "Plasma Gasification." https://www.netl.doe.gov/research/Coal/energy-systems/gasification/gasifipedia/westinghouse
    WIRED magazine. “High-powered Plasma Turns Garbage Into Gas.” D. Wolman. 20 January, 2012. https://www.wired.com/2012/01/ff_trashblaster/
    Government of Sweden. “The Swedish Recycling Revolution.” No date or author provided. https://sweden.se/nature/the-swedish-recycling-revolution/
    Waldheim Consulting. “Industrial Biomass Gasification Activities in Sweden 1997-2009.” ANNEX 1 to IEA Biomass Agreement Task 33 Country Report Sweden 2012
     
  14. Procedia Materials Science. Volume 10. "Energy generation from municipal solid waste by innovative technologies - plasma gassification." M. Rajasekhar, N. Rao, G. Rao, et al. 2015. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mspro.2015.06.094
    International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. "From waste to electricity through integrated plasma gasification/fuel cell (IPGFC) system." G. Galeno, A. Perna, et al January, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.11.008
    U.S. Department of Energy. "Plasma Gasification." https://www.netl.doe.gov/research/Coal/energy-systems/gasification/gasifipedia/westinghouse
    WIRED magazine. “High-powered Plasma Turns Garbage Into Gas.” D. Wolman. 20 January, 2012. https://www.wired.com/2012/01/ff_trashblaster/
    Government of Sweden. “The Swedish Recycling Revolution.” No date or author provided. https://sweden.se/nature/the-swedish-recycling-revolution/
    Waldheim Consulting. “Industrial Biomass Gasification Activities in Sweden 1997-2009.” ANNEX 1 to IEA Biomass Agreement Task 33 Country Report Sweden 2012
     
  15. Chemical and Engineering News. "Recycling renewables." M. Bombardner, A. Scott. 9 April, 2018. https://cen.acs.org/energy/renewables/Recycling-renewables/96/i1