Moisture Measurement in Paper and Cardboard Packaging Waste Bales for Recycling

Costs and Benefits of Packaging Waste Recycling Systems

This Special Issue provides several different perspectives on the complex issue of packaging waste recycling. It comprises a diverse and rich set of contributions with insights from very different disciplines that range from economics to engineering. All types of “costs and benefits” are addressed in this collection of articles. In addition to the economic and strictly financial impacts of sele...

Cardboard packaging optimisation: best practice techniques

But re-designing or optimising packaging involves a great deal more than simply making technical changes or packaging processes. In most cases, a total packaging solution will be called for, involving primary, secondary and tertiary pack functions, plus merchandising and on-pack messaging to the consumer. Trials may also have to be held to test customer perception and acceptance of the new pack...

PART TWO: WHY RECYCLING STANDARDS FOR PACKAGING ARE NECESSARY A. Imperfections in Solid Waste Disposal Markets

Packaging waste recycling in Europe: is the industry paying for it?

This paper describes and examines the schemes established in five EU countries for the recycling of packaging waste. The changes in packaging waste management were mainly implemented since the Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste entered into force. The analysis of the five systems allowed the authors to identify very different approaches to cope with the same problem: meet the r...

Willingness of end users to pay for e-waste recycling

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The sheer volume of electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) has presently been generated in Vietnam, posing a growing concern regarding its impact can have on the environment and human health. Therefore, the need for developing policies and regulations towards the environmentally sound management of e-waste is becoming crucial. Although the municipa...