Plastics Processing

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-021238",
  "term": "Plastics Processing",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Plastic products manufacturing involves molding, forming, shaping, or otherwise altering plastic resins or plastic materials to produce an intermediate or final product. This manufacturing industry is also commonly referred to as plastics processing or polymer processing. The manufacture of resins is not a part of plastic products manufacturing; however, some facilities manufacture resins at the same site as where the resins are processed,",
  "references": [
    "EPA Preferred and Alternative Methods for Estimating Air Emissions from Plastic Products Manufacturing at http://www.epa.gov/ttnchie1/eiip/techreport/volume02/ii11.pdf"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/plastics-processing/"
}