Packaging recycling and using of recycled raw materials in the production of packages, with an emphasis on hazardous chemical substances

Kazulytė, Ieva

doi:10.5755/j01.erem.74.4.22148

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“…In addition, the resulting product is used as a polymer matrix in various additive composites. It is known that many different products can be obtained from recycled PP, such as: fibres, containers, boxes, garden borders, pots, pipes, polar waxes, lubricants, alternative concrete, lead-acid battery protectors, car parts, packaging and more [38], [39].…”

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Consumer-driven evaluation of Ecoplas as a sustainable flexible packaging in Jakarta

Sudrajat,

Withaningsih,

Sunardi

2024

E3S Web Conf.

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400 million tons of plastic waste pollute the environment every year, and then 8 million tons of plastic waste have ended up in the ocean. Flexible plastic waste accounts for 76% of plastic waste entering the environment in Indonesia. Ecoplas have been developed in Jakarta, as starch-based biodegradable packaging. This study aims to 1) determine the ranking of Ecoplas compared to PP, r-PP, and Oxo-biodegradable; 2) Identify criteria that affect the path of Ecoplas packaging into sustainable packaging. Data collection was conducted through a questionnaire involving 96 consumers of flexible packaging in Jakarta, taken by convenience sampling. In this study, Ecoplas packaging was evaluated using PROMETHEE II to generate rankings, and Rainbow-PROMETHEE to review criteria affecting packaging sustainability. The results show that PP packaging (0.1168) remains the most preferred option for flexible packaging, followed by Oxo-biodegradable (0,0020), Ecoplas (-0,0113), and r-PP (-0,1076). Ecoplas have good criteria on willingness to purchase (Ec), consumers' environmental preferences (En), property preference (T1), packaging safety preference (T3), and consumer knowledge of post-consumer (S2). Aspects of criteria that need to be improved by Ecoplas i.e. awareness of alternative packaging usage (S1) and accessibility (S3 & S4), and packaging durability preference (S2). Ecoplas is promising to be an alternative to flexible packaging, as shown by the good evaluation and willingness of consumers to purchase it as eco-friendly packaging. However, Ecoplas packaging needs to improve the level of packaging properties and accessibility level for consumers to find it easily.

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