in japan, currently 11 of polymer wastes are recycled mechanically
this is limited mostly to industrial scrap
consumer wastes plastic recycling has been tried, but mostly abandoned
there do not seem to be any future plans in this area
although around 65 of multiple solid wastes in japan is incinerated, only 15 is coupled with power generation
it is MITI's plan to increase plastic wastes-to-energy conversion to 70 by the end of the 21st century and thus reduce the need of landfill to less than 10
recycling of industrial polymer scraps is being practiced, to a very limited extent, in europe and the united states
this can be expected to increase as legislative incentives and economic benefits become more favorable
multiple solid wastes consumer wastes contain polyethylene, polypropylene ,polystyrene, and poly(vanyl chloride), which are incompatible with each other
as a result, only low performance and low market value production such as garden tires, fences, and planters can be manufacture
compatibilization of these polyolefins is needed in order to make multiple solid wastes plastics recycling practical