Post-Consumer Plastic Packaging Waste - How to Increase the Yield and Reduce the Cost
Recycling schemes for post-consumer plastic packaging waste are politically motivated, create environmental benefits for the society and increase the business costs in general. These recycling schemes are shaped by the local presence of converting industries that are able to use the recyclates as raw materials. Choices for recycling schemes should therefore be based on the expected compliance, efficiency (the lowest environmental impacts for the least costs) and the present local industry.
Political context in the Netherlands
Up to 2008 the Netherlands primarily recycled post-industrial plastic packaging waste (PPW) and had implemented a deposit refund system for the majority1 of the large PET bottles from the households (which was mandatory by decree). The post-industrial PPW recycling scheme had grown autonomously; it was simply cost efficient for businesses to recycle their PPW. This is organised by a multitude of collection services, sorting facilities and converting industries. According to the association of the involved companies (NRK) the amount of post-industrial PPW collected amounted 173 kton, and the amount of produced recyclates amounted to 157 kton/a [1]. The largest deposit refund system (SRN) collects roughly 25 kton of PET bottle waste annually and produces about 20 kton of RPET regranulate. Additionally two small independent deposit refund systems (Aldi and Lidl) do not publically report their results.
1 For PET bottles filled with water and Soda Drinks, but not those filled with Juices, etc.
[1] Nedvang: Monitoring verpakkingen, resultaten 2010. Rotterdam, 7 september 2011.
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| Quelle: | Waste Management, Volume 3 (Oktober 2012) | |
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| Autor: | Dr. Eggo Ulphard Thoden van Velzen  | |
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