My first industrial ecology paper has just been accepted for publication in “Resources, Conservation, and Recycling,” titled “Material Flow Analysis of polyethylene terephthalate in the US, 1996-2007.” Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is the “#1″ plastic material used to make bottles for soda and bottled water, as well as a steadily increasing stream of clamshell containers. It’s the most-recycled plastic. (update: available online as of May 15, 2010: doi:  10.1016/j.resconrec.2010.03.013).

Here’s the abstract:
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