1. Overview

   • Toshiaki Yoshioka

   Special Feature 12 February 2009 Pages: 1 - 1

2. Recycling extruded polystyrene by dissolution with suitable solvents

   • Maria Teresa García
   • Gema Duque
   • Juan F. Rodríguez

   Special Feature: Original Article 12 February 2009 Pages: 2 - 5

3. Viable chemical recycling of poly(carbonate) as a phosgene equivalent illustrated by the coproduction of bisphenol A and carbohydrate carbonates

   • Kumi Hidaka
   • Yasuko Iwakawa
   • Akira Oku

   Special Feature: Original Article 12 February 2009 Pages: 6 - 10

4. Toward maximizing the recycling rate in a Sapporo waste plastics liquefaction plant

   • Masaaki Fukushima
   • Misao Shioya
   • Hidetoshi Ibe

   Special Feature: Original Article 12 February 2009 Pages: 11 - 18

5. Dechlorination of polyvinyl chloride in NaOH/ethylene glycol solution by microwave heating

   • Fumio Osada
   • Toshiaki Yoshioka

   Special Feature: Original Article 12 February 2009 Pages: 19 - 22

6. Dehydrochlorination behavior of polyvinyl chloride and utilization of carbon residue: effect of plasticizer and inorganic filler

   • Noriyoshi Kakuta
   • Atsushi Shimizu
   • Takanori Mizushima

   Special Feature: Original Article 12 February 2009 Pages: 23 - 26

7. Liquefaction process for a hydrothermally treated waste mixture containing plastics

   • Motoyuki Sugano
   • Akihiro Komatsu
   • Kiyoshi Mashimo

   Special Feature: Original Article 12 February 2009 Pages: 27 - 31

8. Relation between mechanochemical dechlorination rate of polyvinyl chloride and mill power consumption

   • William Tongamp
   • Junya Kano
   • Nickolas J. Themelis

   Special Feature: Original Article 12 February 2009 Pages: 32 - 37

9. Formation of recycled plastics from depolymerized monomers derived from waste fiber-reinforced plastics

   • Akio Kamimura
   • Eisuke Konno
   • Fumiaki Tomonaga

   Special Feature: Original Article 12 February 2009 Pages: 38 - 41

10. Techniques to separate metal from waste printed circuit boards from discarded personal computers

    • Takanori Hino
    • Ryuichi Agawa
    • Takao Araki

    Original Article 12 February 2009 Pages: 42 - 54

11. Evaluation of environmental feasibility of steel pipe sheet pile cutoff wall at coastal landfill sites

    • Shinya Inazumi
    • Hiroyasu Ohtsu
    • Masashi Kamon

    Original Article 12 February 2009 Pages: 55 - 64

12. Water extraction with CO₂ bubbling as pretreatment of melting-furnace fly ash for metal recovery

    • Chang-Hwan Jung
    • Masahiro Osako

    Original Article 12 February 2009 Pages: 65 - 72

13. Characteristics of azaarenes and dioxins in gases emitted from waste incinerators

    • Kotaro Minomo
    • Nobutoshi Ohtsuka
    • Yugo Isobe

    Original Article 12 February 2009 Pages: 73 - 81

14. Evaluating household waste treatment systems with specific examination of collection and transportation processes

    • Yasuhiko Wada
    • Takuma Okumoto
    • Nariaki Wada

    Original Article 12 February 2009 Pages: 82 - 94