scholarly journals Expanding the collection portfolio of plastic packaging: Impact on quantity and quality of sorted plastic waste fractions

2022 ◽  
Vol 178 ◽  
pp. 106025
Author(s):  
Martijn Roosen ◽  
Nicolas Mys ◽  
Kerstin Kleinhans ◽  
Irdanto Saputra Lase ◽  
Sophie Huysveld ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Waste ◽  
Plastic Packaging

Plastic Packaging Material Value Conservation and Evident of the Consumers’ Acceptance

2018 ◽  
Vol 773 ◽  
pp. 390-395 ◽  
Author(s):  
Djoko Sihono Gabriel ◽  
Dadang Isnandar ◽  
Andreanos Jeremia
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Factor Loading ◽  
Plastic Waste ◽  
Waste Generation ◽  
Plastic Packaging ◽  
Current Design ◽  
Plastic Pellets

Virgin plastic pellets are widely used as raw materials in flexible plastic packaging which generate abundant postconsumer plastic waste. The widespread use of recycled plastic pellets as raw materials will reduce plastic waste generation significantly. However, substitution of virgin materials need high quality of recycled plastic pellets which produced from good quality of plastic waste. Design for material value conservation in this case study was a trial implementation of design principles of plastic bag in order to minimize its value degradation of plastic waste, and therefore increase its acceptance by plastic recycling industries. A Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) with Lisrel 8.8 software used as tool of analysis in evaluating consumer acceptance of the two types of design paradigm, current design and material value conservation based design. The results indicated that consumers accepted both type of packaging. With final standard factor loading, the proposed design indicated slightly better correlation coefficients: 0.46 for Ease of Information Delivery and 0.74 for Informational Content variables, better than current design with 0.44 and 0.73 coefficients. Widespread implementation of design for material value conservation will save virgin plastic consumption for plastic packaging production, reduce plastic waste generation as well as support material resource conservation in a better condition of environment. The social and economic benefit will also be obtained as multiplier effect of material value conservation.

scholarly journals Utilization of LDPE plastic waste on the quality of pyrolysis oil as an asphalt solvent alternative

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 100872
Author(s):  
Dedy Hariadi ◽  
Sofyan M. Saleh ◽  
R. Anwar Yamin ◽  
Sri Aprilia
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Waste ◽  
Pyrolysis Oil

scholarly journals Edukasi Pengelolaan Sampah Plastik Dari Rumah Tangga Menjadi Ecobrick

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-126
Author(s):  
Titien Yusnita ◽  
Febri Palupi Muslikhah ◽  
Machyudin Agung Harahap
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Management Training ◽  
Plastic Waste ◽  
Household Waste ◽  
Plastic Packaging ◽  
Training Activity ◽  
Packaging Waste ◽  
Natural Beauty ◽  
The World

The problem of waste is always an interesting thing that never runs out to find a solution. One of them is plastic packaging waste that is widely used by the community and cannot be decomposed again by nature. In line with the SDGs issue, Indonesia is the second largest country that disposes of plastic waste in the world after China. This is very dangerous for the natural beauty of Indonesia's vast seas, and destroys a very diverse ecosystem. Existing plastic waste that comes from household waste, it can be used easily and cheaply into Ecobrick. Ecobrick is a term for the result of managing plastic waste into a brick that can be used as useful items such as chairs or tables. This plastic waste management training activity was carried out for housewives in Cibitung Tengah Village, Bogor Regency to find out the use of plastic waste that can be recycled to be used as useful goods. In addition, to provide awareness of the importance of sorting household waste in order to help preserve nature. Keywords: ecobricks, management, household, plastic waste  

scholarly journals Combustibles alternativos para motores de combustión interna obtenidos a partir de residuos plásticos

2019 ◽  
pp. 22-29
Author(s):  
José Manuel Riesco-Ávila ◽  
David Alejandro Rodríguez-Valderrama ◽  
Diana Marcela Pardo-Cely ◽  
Francisco Elizalde- Blancas
Keyword(s):  
High Density Polyethylene ◽  
Plastic Waste ◽  
Low Density Polyethylene ◽  
Distillation Process ◽  
Pyrolysis Process ◽  
Mechanical Recycling ◽  
Heavy Hydrocarbons ◽  
Plastic Materials ◽  
Rapid Pyrolysis

Of the different methods for recycling plastic, pyrolysis offers the possibility to overcome the limitations of mechanical recycling, which requires large amounts of clean, separate and homogeneous plastic waste to ensure the quality of the final product. Pyrolysis is the chemical decomposition of plastic materials by thermal degradation in the absence of oxygen. The plastic waste is introduced into a chamber, where it is subjected to high temperatures, and the gases generated are condensed in order to obtain a distillate hydrocarbon. This paper presents the results obtained from the pyrolysis of plastic waste mixtures of polypropylene, high density polyethylene, and low density polyethylene. In a first stage, the plastic waste is subjected to a rapid pyrolysis process at temperatures of 440-450 °C, obtaining a mixture of heavy hydrocarbons. Subsequently, these hydrocarbons are subjected to a distillation process, first at a temperature of 180 °C, where a hydrocarbon with properties similar to those of gasoline is obtained, and then at a temperature of 360 °C, yielding a hydrocarbon with properties similar to those of diesel.

scholarly journals Use and disposal of disposable plastic packaging by retail chains and catering companies

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 356-363
Author(s):  
Elena Yu. Panasenkova ◽  
◽  
Olga E. Gruzdeva ◽  
Maria G. Kuznetsova ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Waste Recycling ◽  
Plastic Waste ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Polymer Waste ◽  
Plastic Packaging ◽  
Legal Documents ◽  
Effective System ◽  
Retail Chains ◽  
Polymeric Waste ◽  
Disposable Plastic

The increased use of disposable plastic consumer packaging, especially in the sanitary and epidemiological conditions of COVID-19, makes it necessary to dispose of the resulting waste. The problem is aggravated by the weak processing of waste, which is stored and not destroyed in nature. In this regard, the purpose of the article is to analyze the problems caused by the consumption and disposal of plastic disposable plastic packaging by retail chains and public catering companies. A brief comparative analysis of the composition and quantities of the plastic waste was carried out. The legal documents governing the waste management in Russia and abroad were studied. The Russian waste recycling market was compared with the foreign ones. Data on polymeric waste(composition, quantity, share in the total mass of waste, cost, and possibility of using as a secondary raw material) were studied. The lack of an effective system for collecting polymer waste and its utilization in Russia was emphasized and compared with Asian, European and American countries. In these countries, there are regulatory documents governing the collection and recycling of plastic products; the production itself is economically attractive. Recommendations aimed to encourage manufacturers to recycle waste were given; options for solving the problem of recycling plastic waste on a legislative, economic and managerial basis were offered.

Places and Causes of Mismanaged Plastic Materials in the Life Cycle of Flexible Plastic Packaging Based on Mechanical Recycling Context

2021 ◽  
Vol 888 ◽  
pp. 129-138
Author(s):  
Munzir Hadengganan ◽  
Djoko Sihono Gabriel
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Plastic Material ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Plastic Waste ◽  
Production Cycle ◽  
Mechanical Recycling ◽  
Rigid Plastic ◽  
Plastic Packaging ◽  
Quality Degradation ◽  
Plastic Materials

Plastic waste has become a big issue in the world for its large amount of plastic waste in the sea. Most of the plastic waste is plastic packaging which consists of flexible and rigid plastic packaging. This research discusses flexible plastic packaging. Until now, most researches on the loss of plastic materials discuss how to manage plastic waste disposal once it has been used by community: only a few discuss production cycle: while none of them discusses flexible plastic packaging area. This research aims to examine the number of mismanaged materials throughout flexible plastic packaging life cycle using a combination of Material Flow Analysis (MFA) and Life Cycle Analysis (LCA). Based on the literature review, interviews and observations conducted by the author to all stakeholders in the life cycle of flexible plastic packaging, mismanagement of plastic material occurred in each cycle, mostly caused by quality degradation of flexible plastic that could cause plastic waste was not acceptable in the mechanical recycle. The results of this study show that: (1) mismanaged material occurred in all cycles throughout the life cycles of flexible plastic packaging, (2) quality degradation is the main caused of mismanaged material in several cycles, and (3) the mismanaged materials in the life cycle of flexible plastic packaging were 98.29%.

The Effect of Cracking Temperature from a Mixture of HDPE and LDPE type Plastic Waste using Zeolite Catalyst on the Quality of Liquid Fuel Products

2020 ◽  
Vol 1500 ◽  
pp. 012088
Author(s):  
Pamilia Coniwanti ◽  
Indira Nur Sakinah ◽  
Fitri Hadiah ◽  
Farra Unzillah Kendari Putri ◽  
Roosdiana Muin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Fuel ◽  
Zeolite Catalyst ◽  
Plastic Waste

EU plastics strategy will hinge on public concern

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
European Commission ◽  
Marine Environment ◽  
Plastic Waste ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Public Concern ◽  
Plastic Pollution ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Plastic Packaging ◽  
North Western ◽  
The Eu

Subject The EU’s plastic waste strategy. Significance The European Commission on January 16 published a strategy for tackling plastic waste, setting a goal of making all plastic packaging recyclable by 2030. The strategy comes amid growing concerns about the damage caused by plastic pollution, particularly to the marine environment, and a ban by the Chinese government on imports of certain types of waste including several plastics. Impacts Meeting the Commission’s goals for recycling could cost between 8 and 16 billion euros over the next 30 years. Greater investments in recycling could generate 200,000 jobs in the sector across the EU. North-western EU members may be best placed to take advantage of opportunities arising from greater emphasis on recycling.

Impact of Plastic Labelling, Coloring and Printing on Material Value Conservation in the Products of Secondary Recycling

2018 ◽  
Vol 773 ◽  
pp. 384-389
Author(s):  
Djoko Sihono Gabriel ◽  
Jimmy Maulana
Keyword(s):  
Raw Materials ◽  
Plastic Material ◽  
Selling Price ◽  
Waste Generation ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Plastic Packaging ◽  
Relevant Evidence ◽  
Printing Ink ◽  
Plastic Pellets

Flexible plastic packaging which rejected or with low acceptance as raw materials for secondary recycling need relevant evidence and explanation of its cause, and then, need a systemic solution on how to increase the acceptance level. Coloring and printing on flexible plastic packaging were predicted as the significant source of impurity that reduces the value of plastic material at the end of packaging life cycle. Otherwise, optimum use of label or sticker as printing media for informational and promotional purpose on the packaging proposed as a key solution in material value conservation. The existing practices which focused on how to manage abundant plastic waste generation, replaced by a new paradigm which focused on how avoid waste generation by conserving the material value systematically. This research revealed that flexible plastic packaging materials with no color pigment and no printing ink were suitable for secondary recycling to produce high quality of recycled plastic pellets and leverage the selling price. Therefore, labelling on the surface of packaging that protect purity of the material can be considered as one of methods in the implementation of material value conservation on flexible plastic packaging. Another benefits of the implementation of material value conservation are to improve the utilization of virgin plastic and its recycled plastic pellets as raw materials with better quality.

scholarly journals A preliminary study of the low density particle boards quality using rice husks and oil palm empty fruit bunch with plastic waste adhesive

2018 ◽  
Vol 195 ◽  
pp. 01022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muh. Yamin ◽  
Rudito ◽  
Andi Lisnawati ◽  
Mohammad Lutfi
Keyword(s):  
Oil Palm ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Plastic Waste ◽  
Modulus Of Rupture ◽  
Low Density ◽  
Empty Fruit Bunch ◽  
Rice Husks ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Better Than

The accumulation of rice husks (RH), oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB), and plastic waste (PW) can reduce the fertility of the soil. The objective of this study was to compare the quality of the low density particle boards using that waste. Experimental design was used by testing the quality of particle boards with a substitution of 50 % by weight of the total mixes for each waste (RH and OPEFB) and 50% of PW with 3 replications. The results revealed that the quality of the low density particle boards based on water content, density, and modulus of rupture (MOR) tests meet the requirements of SNI 03-2105-2006, whereas the modulus of elasticity (MOE), thickness swelling, water absorption, and the tension perpendicular to surface tests do not comply to the requirements. This preliminary study revealed that the quality of particle boards using OPEFB was better than the particle boards using RH for building materials such as ceilings.

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