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Publication Summary

Evaluation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with Recycled-Content Products: California Purchasing Guidelines for Plastic Products (DRRR-2012-1432)

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Publication Number
DRRR-2012-1432

Current Document Date
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Original Document Date
5/15/2012

Published to Web
11/20/2012

Categories
Extended Producer Responsibility
Business Waste Reduction

Media Type
Case study

Description
This case study supports responsibilities of the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) under the California Air Resources Board Scoping Plan to address greenhouse gas emissions through an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) approach. For several types of plastic resins with recycled polymer content, this document provides estimates of the distance between the point of collection and point of reprocessing at which recycling no longer generates greenhouse gas emission savings.

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