Recycling and management practices of plastic packaging waste towards a circular economy in South Korea

Jang, Yong-Chul; Lee, Gain; Kwon, Yuree; Lim, Jin-hong; Jeong, Jung-Hyun

doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.104798

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“…2. HDPE, LDPE, PET, PP, PS, and PVC are commonly used plastic resins in packaging applications for a variety of products, including bottles and tubes, pack and cups, trays, bags, caps, bubble wrapping and films, containers, and many others [5]. The sorting and reprocessing potential of plastics in this category is above 50%.…”

Section: New Challenges In Waste Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Per capita consumption of plastic continues to increases and remains at a high level in high-income countries [4]. The global plastic production is expected to continually increase from 300 million ton in the 2015 to1800 million ton in 2050 [5].The degradable of plastic wastes ones take a long period depending on the condition to which they are subjected [6], [7]. Consequently, most of PW end up in an environment where they conveyed to the marine environment due to various precipitation phenomena 0200106-02 [8].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Plastic Waste Recycle for Industrial

Haryono¹,

Utami²

2020

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The high-income countries are leading to higher consumption of plastic, despite prominent contribution to the global problem of plastic pollution. The high quantities of plastic wastes are extremely threatening to harm the environment and inhabitants due to mismanagement such as ingested in the fish and also harmful to human health (cancer is a major disease) if such consuming a fish. This review paper explored a solution to treating plastic waste to improve the sustainability of the environment. The use of recycled plastic wastes as a component has been found to be the most beneficial as it can be used to replace all solid components.

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Section: New Challenges In Waste Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Plastic Waste Recycle for Industrial

Haryono¹,

Utami²

2020

ASSET

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“…Microplastic is considered an insidious type of plastic pollution [4]. In 2015, more than 300 million tons of plastic waste was generated, and 79% of this was deposited in landfills [5]. It is also estimated that 46,000 plastic pieces are floating on each square mile of ocean, and because of these materials, 1 million sea birds, 100,000 sea mammals, and a large amount of fish are killed.…”

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confidence: 99%

Edible and Functionalized Films/Coatings—Performances and Perspectives

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In recent years, food packaging has evolved from an inert and polluting waste that remains after using the product toward an active item that can be consumed along with the food it contains. Edible films and coatings represent a healthy alternative to classic food packaging. Therefore, a significant number of studies have focused on the development of biodegradable enveloping materials based on biopolymers. Animal and vegetal proteins, starch, and chitosan from different sources have been used to prepare adequate packaging for perishable food. Moreover, these edible layers have the ability to carry different active substances such as essential oils—plant extracts containing polyphenols—which bring them considerable antioxidant and antimicrobial activity. This review presents the latest updates on the use of edible films/coatings with different compositions with a focus on natural compounds from plants, and it also includes an assessment of their mechanical and physicochemical features. The plant compounds are essential in many cases for considerable improvement of the organoleptic qualities of embedded food, since they protect the food from different aggressive pathogens. Moreover, some of these useful compounds can be extracted from waste such as pomace, peels etc., which contributes to the sustainable development of this industry.

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“…Since the 1990s, member states have established multiple collection and recycling systems for PPW that generate various qualities of recycled plastics. Several recycling systems have been thoroughly analysed and share common features [2][3][4][5][6][7]. The homogenous post-industrial plastic packaging waste (PI-PPW) flows are recycled into relatively pure recycled plastics that can be applied in related packaging and non-packaging applications.…”

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Technical Limits in Circularity for Plastic Packages

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The current Dutch recycling value chain for plastic packaging waste (PPW) has not reached its full circularity potential, as is apparent from two Circular Performance Indicators (CPIs): net packaging recycling rate and average polymer purity of the recycled plastics. The performance of the recycling value chain can be optimised at four stages: packaging design, collection, sorting, and recycling. This study explores the maximally achievable performance of a circular PPW recycling value chain, in case all stakeholders would implement the required radical improvement measures in a concerted action. The effects of the measures were modelled with material flow analysis. For such a utopic scenario, a net plastic packaging recycling rate of 72% can be attained and the produced recycled plastics will have an average polymeric purity of 97%. This is substantially more than the net packaging recycling rate of 37% for 2017 and will exceed the EU target of 50% for 2025. In such an ideal circular value chain more recycled plastics are produced for more demanding applications, such as food packaging, compared to the current recycling value chain. However, all stakeholders would need to implement drastic and coordinated changes, signifying unprecedented investments, to achieve this optimal circular PPW recycling value chain.

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Recycling and management practices of plastic packaging waste towards a circular economy in South Korea

Cited by 147 publications

References 21 publications

Plastic Waste Recycle for Industrial

Plastic Waste Recycle for Industrial

Edible and Functionalized Films/Coatings—Performances and Perspectives

Technical Limits in Circularity for Plastic Packages

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