Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Annotated sources

The social context of recycling:
http://www.jstor.org/pss/2095910
In recent years "doomsday prophecy's" have infiltrated the psyches of single family homes leading to the appearance of curbside recycling programs. This study examines how environmental concern translates to pro-environmental behavior though only in very specific social context. Specifically watching influence of attitude on the environment on recycling behavior.\

Depolymerization of poly(ethylene terephthalate) recycled from post-consumer soft-drink bottles:
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/104047314/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0
This article explains different ways to breakdown the plastic from recycled plastic bottles in order for use in other types of plastic and chemical materials. A series of heating and metal acetate is used in order to Depolymerize the plastic making it usable elsewhere in the post consumer plastic feild.

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