Going Round in Circles? The Disposal of PVC and Plastic at the Volkswagen Plant in Wolfsburg between Industrial Incineration and Landfilling since 1955

Grieger Manfred

Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftsgeschichte / Economic History Yearbook, 2009, vol. 50, issue 2, 81-98

Abstract: This paper deals with the efforts of the Volkswagenwerk, to handle waste disposal problems between economical and ecological requirements. It shows how environmental demands influence the legitimate economical motivations of a company. The environmental policy of the early seventies, which favoured landfilling of waste, foiled technological innovations of industrial incineration.

Keywords: Waste disposal; PVC; Volkswagen (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1524/jbwg.2009.50.2.81

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