Technical Feasibility of Zero Waste for Paper and Plastic Wastes

Sharma, Deepak Kumar; Bapat, Shalmali; Brandes, William F.; Rice, Elizabeth A.; Castaldi, Marco J.

doi:10.1007/s12649-017-0109-5

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“…The amount of waste deposited needs to be reduced use [14]. Full utilization of material is critical to success or failure to achieve zero waste targets [15]. But this does not only mean the need to recycle, but above all the prevention of waste [16].…”

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Methods of eliminating waste from food packaging as a globalization tool

Šálková

Regnerova

2020

SHS Web Conf.

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The article deals with possible ways of elimination of waste from food packaging. It focuses on eliminating packaging waste through unpackaged food stores and the zero waste concept. Elimination of any waste in the form of packaging is an important element of protection and reducing the burden on the environment, and in this context also important element of globalization. The methodological approach is based on a field survey in the form of interviews with customers of a selected packaging-free shop and research aimed at identifying awareness and the use of packaging-free stores among the general public. The survey also included a comparison of prices of selected foods in the packaging shop and three hypermarkets. The aim of the article is to propose other possible ways to reduce packaging waste when buying food. The survey found that customers from 21 to 30 years old are most likely to shop in unpacked stores. The main reason for buying in unpacked shops is for most customers the effort to reduce the man-made environmental burden and the higher quality of the products sold. The most frequently mentioned disadvantage of this way of buying food is the limited range of products.

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Methods of eliminating waste from food packaging as a globalization tool

Šálková

Regnerova

2020

SHS Web Conf.

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“…Existing literature describes many factors that prevent the recovery of all materials entering a MRF. Three prominent reasons are contamination (Faraca and Astrup, 2019; Ragaert et al, 2017; Sharma et al, 2017), limitations in current sorting technology (Eriksen et al, 2018; Hahladkis and Iacovidou, 2018), and market demand for post-consumer recycled content (Ragossnig and Schneider, 2017; World Economic Forum et al, 2016). The interconnected nature of these issues are readily seen in the management of #3 plastics (polyvinyl chloride).…”

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“…The interconnected nature of these issues are readily seen in the management of #3 plastics (polyvinyl chloride). These are acceptable in NYC’s curbside collection of MGP by law but are not recyclable due to their chlorine content, which limits their ability to be processed alongside other plastics (Ragaert et al, 2017; Sharma et al, 2017). This means that at the MRF level, #3 plastics are treated as contamination.…”

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Quantitative analysis of residential plastic recycling in New York City

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More than 420,000 tonnes of plastic waste is produced every year in New York City (NYC). This plastic represents 15% of municipal solid waste in NYC and is in line with New York State and United States averages. This material is managed by NYC’s dual-stream recycling system and industry-leading material recovery facilities. However, not all plastic collected for recycling (diverted) is ultimately sold to be remanufactured into new products (recovered). This study utilizes publicly available data to quantify and compare the diversion and recovery rates of residential plastics in NYC to provide quantitative context of such a process in a large metropolitan area. In 2018, 35.2% of plastics suitable for recycling were diverted, indicating a potential to improve collection. Of these, only 53.4% of plastics diverted for recycling were ultimately recovered through sale into the markets. This is aligned with the theoretical maximum recycling potential described in other scholarly work. The 53.4% recovery rate of diverted plastics indicates that an increase in diversion would not yield an equivalent increase in recovery. Additionally, barriers to the recovery of plastic waste impact the actual recycling rate. The literature and this study recognize that contamination, technology limitations, and the availability of markets all influence the sorting and selling of plastics. Furthermore, plastic recycling has recently received significant attention due to the implementation of China’s National Sword policy. This study demonstrates that from 2017 to 2018, while the sales of plastics #3–7 decreased, the overall recovery rate of plastics in NYC was not impacted by China’s National Sword policy.

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“…Untuk mencapai tujuan zero-wwewaste lifestyle, dibutuhkan tiga aspek yakni; ketersediaan pasar, praktik sosio-kultural, dan sistem berbasis mesin atau teknologi (Sharma, Bapat, Brandes, Rice, & Castaldi, 2019). Hal ini sejalan dengan prinsip manajemen sampah (waste management) yang terdiri dari beberapa aktivitas; minimisasi sampah, pengumpulan sampah, pemilahan sampah, perawatan sampah, transportasi dan pembuangan sampah (Horodytska, Valdés, & Fullana, 2018).…”

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