Hand Book on Biodegradable Plastics (Eco-Friendly Plastics)

Contents: 1. Integrated plastic waste management: an Indian perspective. 2. Eco-friendly plastics for a niche market. 3. Multipurpose exploitation of municipal solid waste (plastics). 4. Management of recoverable plastic waste. 5. Management of non recoverable plastic waste. 6. Standards on environment friendly packaging and eco marking. 7. Dreams and myths about biodegradable polymers for plastics packaging. 8. Present technologies for recycling of polyethylene terephthalate (pet) waste. 9. Bio-degradable plastic film made out of soybeans: a break through inplastic industry. 10. Bio-degradable plastic: a new options for entrepreneurs. 11. Plastic waste recycling technologies-eco friendly solution. 12. Bio-degradable plastics: the eco-friendly alternative. 13. How to minimise the impact of packaging materials on the environment. 14. Environmental management system standards ISO 14000. 15. Environmental legislation and regulation. 16. Degradation of plastic by fungi in contrary. 17. "Biopol" (PHB-CO-PHV) are produced already commercially. 18. Biodegradable plastics. 19. Processing of synthetic and naturally-occurring polymers. 20. Injection molding of plastics from agricultural materials. 21. Production of degradable plastic from egg shell membrane proteins. 22. Photo-and bio-degradable plastic. 23. Biopolymers. 24. Environmental plastics. 25. Degradable plastic. 26. The proposed projects for international economic and technical cooperation. 27. Re-new starch polymers. 28. New plastic made from potato peels is degradable, inexpensive, and energy conserving. 29. Packaging regulations in the European Union innovations in pet. 30. Packaging with pet bottles. 31. Starch based biodegradable plastics. 32. Bioplastics. 33. Pet pre-form from pet resin. 34. Pet bottles from pre-form pet. 35. International environment organisations.