The impact of collection portfolio expansion on key performance indicators of the Dutch recycling system for Post-Consumer Plastic Packaging Waste, a comparison between 2014 and 2017

Brouwer, M.T.; Picuno, Caterina; Velzen, E.U. Thoden van; Kuchta, Kerstin; Meester, Steven De; Ragaert, Kim

doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2019.09.012

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“…This analysis resulted in a composition of the targeted packages types (bottles, flasks and other rigid packages) per sorted product. This composition was compared to available model data [Brouwer, et al 2019] to verify that the composition of the samples was representative for typical Dutch sorted products.…”

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“…The average composition of the targeted packages in the PP and PE sorted product is listed in Table 6.1 and Table 6.2. These compositions are compared to the modelled composition of the targeted packages in average Dutch PP and PE sorted products from separate collection and recovery from Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), in 2017 [Brouwer, et al 2019]. Brouwer, et al 2019 The comparisons show that the received samples of the PP and PE sorted product have a composition that is comparable to the average composition of these Dutch sorted products.…”

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Composition of the sorted products and its representativeness 6.1.2 Mechanical recycling of sorted products 6.2 Processing and analysis of rPP material 6.2.1 rPP processing 4 | Public Wageningen Food & Biobased Research-Report 2030 6.2.2 Polymer melt flow results 6.2.3 Mechanical analysis 6.2.4 Physical, chemical and thermal analysis 6.2.5 Colour characterization 6.3 Processing and analysis of rPE material 6.3.1 rPE processing 6.3.2 Polymer melt flow results 6.3.3 Mechanical analysis 6.3.4 Physical, chemical and thermal analysis 6.3.5 Colour characterization 7 Discussion 7.1 Comparison of the results with scientific literature 7.1.1 Recycled materials as blends 7.1.2 Processing 7.2 Analysing recycled plastics 7.2.1 Polymeric composition of recycled plastics 7.2.2 Melt flow properties 7.3 Properties of recycled PE and PP pellets 7.3.1 Commercial vs. high purity recycled plastics 7.3.2 Factors influencing processing and properties of rPE and rPP 7.4 Towards more circularity 7.4.1 Stricter quality control within the current recycling system 7.4.2 Enhancing applicability of existing recycled plastics 7.4.3 A new system based on advanced sorting technologies 8 Conclusion and recommendations Appendix A

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A first assessment of the impact ofimpurities in PP and PE recycled plastics

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“…The scope of this study is purposely limited to recycled polyethylene (rPE), because it is the most homogeneous sorted product from PC collection systems in the Netherlands, being predominantly composed of bottles 7,8 . Although high‐density polyethylene (HDPE) bottles prevail in the feedstock, some low‐density polyethylene (LDPE) bottles and other types of polyethylene (PE) are also present; therefore, this recycled plastic is named rPE and not, for instance, recycled HDPE.…”

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The mechanical properties of mechanically recycled polyethylene (rPE) were studied in relation to the composition of the feedstock. This composition varied in six steps from only bottle bodies from a single type of high‐density polyethylene (HDPE) to the complete composition of an industrially sorted polyethylene (PE) product, including other packaging components, other PE‐based packages, sorting faults and residual waste. The rPE with the highest impact resistance was made from the single‐grade bottle bodies. The addition of bodies made from other types of PE already reduced the impact resistance with 11%. All the other stepwise additions of packaging components and faultily sorted objects caused the impact resistance to decrease further. Conversely, the elongation at break grew with the stepwise addition of these packaging components and faultily sorted objects. From the used methods, the best analysis method to accurately determine the polymeric composition of the rPE was found to be near‐infrared‐assisted flake analysis. This method can not only be used to determine the polymeric composition, but due to the strong correlation with the impact resistance, it is also a valuable indicator for the expected mechanical properties of rPE.

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“…The environmental impact of the waste management of the packages can further be expressed by taking the impact factors for recycling and multiplying that by the share of packages that will be recycled and the impact factor for incineration with energy recovery and multiplying that by the share of packages that will be incinerated. These shares of packages that follow a certain waste management pathway are named End-of-Life factors and are taken from recent publications [Brouwer et al 2019]. Since packages are usually multi-component articles also this material composition is accounted for in this calculation.…”

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In deze studie is onderzocht wat de mogelijkheden zijn om verpakkingen voor verse levensmiddelen te verduurzamen en hen recyclebaar of zelfs circulair recyclebaar te maken. Deze verkenning is uitgevoerd voor twee verse levensmiddelen: snoeptomaten en kippenvlees. Hieruit blijkt dat er mogelijkheden zijn om de verpakkingen recyclebaar te maken en ook om de milieueffecten van de totale levensmiddel-product-combinatie te beperken. Geen enkele verpakking is echter circulair recyclebaar en ook zal geen enkele verpakking in potentie niet bijdragen aan de vorming van zwerfafval. Wel kunnen in de toekomst bestaande verpakkingsvormen circulair recyclebaar worden als de benodigde recyclingtechnologie wordt ontwikkeld. Bij het streven naar meer circulair recyclebare verpakkingen kwamen meerdere dilemma's aan het licht. Enkele van die dilemma's blijken heel algemeen van aard en kunnen ook niet door alleen het verpakkende bedrijf worden opgelost. Het streven naar circulariteit kan alleen welslagen met de betrokkenheid van alle belanghebbenden, inclusief de burgers. Verpakkende bedrijven kunnen meerdere verduurzamingsstrategieën nastreven (beperken voedselverspilling, verlaging totale milieudruk product-verpakkingssysteem, recyclebaar maken verpakkingen, circulair maken verpakkingen, beperken negatieve gevolgen van zwerfafval) en al deze strategieën leveren andere verpakkingsontwerpen op.

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The impact of collection portfolio expansion on key performance indicators of the Dutch recycling system for Post-Consumer Plastic Packaging Waste, a comparison between 2014 and 2017

Cited by 80 publications

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A first assessment of the impact ofimpurities in PP and PE recycled plastics

A first assessment of the impact ofimpurities in PP and PE recycled plastics

The impact of impurities on the mechanical properties of recycled polyethylene

Seeking circularity : Finding sustainable packaging solutions for fresh products

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