Peter Karter
Peter Karter | |
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| Born | Patayonis Karteroulis 1922 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | March 30, 2010 (aged 87–88) Chicago, Illinois |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Whitman Karter |
| Children | Trish Karter Diana Muir Appelbaum |
| Family | Binyamin Appelbaum (grandson) |
| Alma mater | United States Military Academy (USMA) Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences |
| Known for | Replicable system for mixed recyclables PARR-Reactors |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Nuclear Engineering |
| Institutions | United States Army Corps of Engineers American Machine and Foundry |
Peter Karter (1922–2010) was an American nuclear engineer and one of the pioneers of the modern recycling industry. He lived in Old Lyme, Connecticut.
Karter was one of the leading innovators in materials recycling and the first to engineer a "replicable system for mixed recyclables."