An Overview of Plastic Waste Generation and Management in Food Packaging Industries
| Autor: | Isaac Nongwe Beas, Rozli Zulkifli, Albert U. Ude, Enoch N. Ogunmuyiwa, Lindani K. Ncube |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Pollution
Food industry media_common.quotation_subject 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law Reuse 01 natural sciences Food chain Population growth General Materials Science Waste Management and Disposal lcsh:Environmental sciences 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common lcsh:GE1-350 plastic waste management Waste management business.industry Circular economy plastic disposal 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Food packaging single-use plastics Plastic waste Business 0210 nano-technology food packaging |
| Zdroj: | Recycling, Vol 6, Iss 12, p 12 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2313-4321 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/recycling6010012 |
| Popis: | Over the years, the world was not paying strict attention to the impact of rapid growth in plastic use. This has led to unprecedented amounts of mixed types of plastic waste entering the environment unmanaged. Packaging plastics account for half of the global total plastic waste. This paper seeks to give an overview of the use, disposal, and regulation of food packaging plastics. Demand for food packaging is on the rise as a result of increasing global demand for food due to population growth. Most of the food packaging are used on-the-go and are single use plastics that are disposed of within a short space of time. The bulk of this plastic waste has found its way into the environment contaminating land, water and the food chain. The food industry is encouraged to reduce, reuse and recycle packaging materials. A wholistic approach to waste management will need to involve all stakeholders working to achieve a circular economy. A robust approach to prevent pollution today rather than handling the waste in the future should be adopted especially in Africa where there is high population growth. |
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