Optimizing the polymer waste supply chains based on circular economy

Abstract

The paper shows the results of an empirical study on the optimization of polymer waste supply chains based on the circular economy in Ukraine. The research shows that the main links in the activity should be harmonized for quality and quick optimization of polymer waste supply chains, including the processes of collecting, sorting, treatment, processing, and recycling of resources for maintaining the quality by total cost reduction. The research argues that the circular economy that stipulates the easy processing, recycling, disassembling, and restoring of products replaced the traditional linear model “take, produce, and throw out” that has dominated the economy by now. The study shows that the transformation of supply chains in production ecosystems forms competitive advantages at the enterprises that allow them to be more productive through efficient use of resources.

Quality Assessment of Waste from Olive Oil Production and Design of Biodegradable Packaging

“…Moreover, it is also well known that the amount of used disposable plastic tableware continues to grow rapidly, this growth consequently leading to environmental and economic problems that affect not only most developed countries but also the entire ecosystem of the whole planet due to the improper management of such waste [ 10 , 11 ]. To date, disposable tableware was always made of plastic, i.e., polypropylene, polyethylene, or polyethylene terephthalate [ 12 , 13 , 14 ]. The usable advantage of such materials is their durability and stability, but on the other hand they have a very long decomposition time.…”