Consumers confused 'Where to dispose biodegradable plastics?': A study of three waste streams.

ABSTRACT: Biodegradable plastics, either fossil- or biobased, are often promoted due to their biodegradability and acclaimed environmental friendliness. However, as demonstrated by previous literature, considerable confusion exists about the appropriate source separation and waste management of these plastics. Present study investigated this confusion based on manual sorting analyses of waste sampled from packaging waste (P), biowaste (B) and residual waste (R) in an urban area of Austria. The results were evaluated relative to near-infrared sensor-based sorting trials conducted in a German urban area. Although existing literature has focused on waste composition analyses (mostly in stand-alone studies) of the three waste streams, the present study focused on identifying the spe

SUBMITTER: Mhaddolkar N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11373150 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature