Table 2.

Industrial Plastic wastes sources (Gaylor et al. 2013)

Industrial sector	Industrial operation	Residues/ Waste
Ordnance and accessories	Manufacturing and assembling	Metals, plastic, paper, wood, chemical residues
Food and kindred products	Processing, packaging and shipping	Meats, fats, oils, bones, offal, vegetables, fruits, nuts and shells, and cereals
Textile mill products	Weaving, processing, dying and shipping	Clothing and wrapping residues
Apparel and other finished products	Apparel and other finished products	Clothing, wrapping, metals, plastics, rubber
Chemical and related products	Manufacturing and preparation of inorganic and organic chemicals ranging from drugs and soaps to paints, varnishes and explosives	Organic and inorganic chemicals, metals, plastic, rubber, glass, oils, paints, solvents, pigments
Rubber and miscellaneous plastic products	Manufacturing of fabricated rubber and plastic products	Scrap rubber and plastics, lampblack, curing compounds, dyes
Machinery (except electrical	Manufacturing of equipment for agriculture, construction, mining, elevators, moving stairways, conveyors, trucks, trailers, stackers, etc.,	Metal scrap, slag, wood, plastic, wire, rubber, resins, cloth, solvents, petroleum products
Electronic and electrical components and equipment	Manufacturing of electrical equipment and appliances, and communication apparatus, including machining, drawing, forming, welding, stamping, winding, painting, baking and firing operations	Metal scrap, carbon black, glass, exotic metals, rubber, plastic, resins, fibres, cloth residues
Transportation equipment	Manufacturing of motor vehicles, motorcycles, buses, aircraft and boats, including accessories, spare parts and repairs	Metal scrap, glass, fibre, wood, rubber, glass, cloth, paints, plastic solvents, petroleum products
Measuring, analysing and controlling instruments	Manufacturing and engineering, laboratory and research instruments and equipment	Metals, plastic, glass, wood, rubber, fibres, abrasives
Miscellaneous manufacturing	Manufacturing of plated ware, toys, amusement, sporting and athletic goods, buttons, brooms, signs, advertising displays, etc.	Metals, glass, plastic, resins, leather, rubber, bone, cloth, straw, paints, composite materials, etc.