Morphological content and recyclability of separate collected packages: a case study for Kaunas, Lithuania**

Abstract

Packaging materials can arise from a wide range of sources and are commonly used for food, medicine, household appliances, and items to enclose or protect products during distribution, storage, sale, delivery, and use. The choice of material (paper, plastic, glass, wood, metal, multi-layer or other packaging) to be used depends on the type and properties of product, the purpose of packaging, and the price.
 The aim of the investigation is to analyse the morphological composition of packaging waste collected separately in Kaunas (Lithuanian) private households and to evaluate its recycling possibilities. The mixture of paper, plastic, and metal packaging waste was analyzed in the winter and spring (one time per month) in the waste management company JSC "Kauno švara".

Аналіз Факторів, Що Впливають На Циклічність Переробки Відходів Пластикової Упаковки: Приклад Країн Балтії

“…Most common used polymers for package are thermoplastics, which covers almost 85 % of overall plastic market demand (such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET), high density polyethylene (HDPE), low density polyethylene (LDPE), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polypropylene (PP), and polystyrene (PS)), while the thermosets account for 15% overall plastic market (duroplast, polyurethane (PU), polyester resin) [3]. Recycling of plastic products made from different polymers is also different, due to the different physicochemical properties of plastics.…”