Introduction to environmental implications of recycling.- Scientific elements of recycling: standards for recycling.- Life Cycle Assessment of recycling with case studies.- Carbon and ecological footprint of recycled products.- Open and closed loop of recycling and LCA modeling of different recycling systems with case studies of various products.- Processing of recycled materials.- Challenges and future of recycling.- Eco-labels of recycled products.- Governmental policies and consumer behavior towards recycling.

This book includes details on the environmental implications of recycling, modeling of recycling, processing of recycled materials, recycling potential of materials, characterisation of recycled materials, reverse logistics, case studies of recycling various materials etc.

Dr Subramanian Senthilkannan is currently working for SGS as a global sustainability consultant, based at Hong Kong. He gained his diploma, bachelors and masters in Textile Technology from premier institutes of India. He was awarded doctorate from The Institute of Textiles and Clothing of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University for his dissertation entitled,¿ Eco-functional Assessment of Grocery Shopping Bags¿ He also has more than seven years of industrial experience in textile manufacturing, textile testing and sustainability evaluation of various materials. He was an outstanding student throughout his studies and bagged numerous awards and medals including many gold medals in his study period. He has more than 80 academic publications in various textiles and environmental journals to his credit. Additionally he has 2 patents, 6 books of chapter and over 25 scientific books and numerous conference publications. He is acting as an editor, editorial board member and reviewer for many international peer-reviewed journals of textiles and environmental science disciplines.