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BOTTLE TO BOTTLE: A GUIDE TO ACHIEVING CLOSED LOOP RECYCLING
FOR CALIFORNIA’S PET BEVERAGE CONTAINERS
by
Greg Haskin
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE SCHOOL OF POLICY, PLANNING,
AND DEVELOPMENT
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF POLICY, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
December 2009
Copyright 2009 Greg Haskin
Object Description
| Title | Bottle to bottle: a guide to achieving closed loop recycling for California's PET beverage containers |
| Author | Haskin, Greg |
| Author email | ghaskin@usc.edu; greg.haskin@pepsi.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Policy, Planning and Development |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Policy, Planning & Development |
| School | School of Policy, Planning, and Development |
| Date defended/completed | 2009-05-14 |
| Date submitted | 2009 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2009-10-05 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Mazmanian, Danial |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Richardson, Harry Bradbury-Huang, Hillary Moore, Patty |
| Abstract | This project examines the process by which PET beverage containers from California are “recycled”, and explores how that process might be improved upon to achieve the highest and best use of recycled bottles. California scrap bottles are among the highest quality available, and are ideal to be turned back into bottles via a closed loop, or “bottle to bottle” reprocessing system. To explore the benefits of such a system, and to understand the obstacles preventing such a system from being implemented, this project focuses on the current process of shipping most of California’s scrap bottles out of state (usually oversees) and the steps required to shift to a closed loop system. The role of various actors and agencies involved is explained, including environmental activists, The California Department of Conservation, the recycling, plastics and beverage industries and other groups that would potentially play a role. Included is a brief history of beverage container development and recycling, back ground on California legislative efforts to support recycling and a look at emerging trends in recycling. The goal of this project is to provide anyone who would pursue establishing closed loop PET recycling in California with a comprehensive understanding of the steps that would need to be taken in order to successfully do so. |
| Keyword | recycling; plastic bottles; plastic beverage containers; closed loop recycling; bottle bill; downcycling; PET bottles; reprocessing; AB 2020 |
| Geographic subject (state) | California |
| Geographic subject (country) | USA |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m2645 |
| Rights | Haskin, Greg |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Haskin-3289 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume56/etd-Haskin-3289.pdf |
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| Full text | BOTTLE TO BOTTLE: A GUIDE TO ACHIEVING CLOSED LOOP RECYCLING FOR CALIFORNIA’S PET BEVERAGE CONTAINERS by Greg Haskin A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE SCHOOL OF POLICY, PLANNING, AND DEVELOPMENT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF POLICY, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT December 2009 Copyright 2009 Greg Haskin |
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