Studies on packaging waste minimization and its collection system

  • K. Yang*
  • , Q. X. Xu
  • , F. C. Lin
  • , Z. Wang
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Case studies in Shanghai showed marked over-packaging of products in market, notable rising trend of plastic packaging waste in domestic waste, bad market management in current waste collection system, and no embodiment of source-producer's responsibility for retrieving the waste. The control methods of manufacturers' responsibility system and the mechanism of the waste retrieval compensation and economic stimulation should be well performed; and the regional packaging waste recycling network system should be set up for higher level of scale-management. Thus, it is possible to ensure the unimpeded packaging waste minimization and the material cycle of its reutilization.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)189-192
Number of pages4
JournalZhongguo Huanjing Kexue/China Environmental Science
Volume21
Issue number2
StatePublished - 20 Apr 2001

Keywords

  • Collection system
  • Minimization
  • Packaging waste

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