Challenges and opportunities in managing biodegradable plastic waste : A review

Biodegradable plastics have certain challenges in a waste management perspective. The existing literature reviews fail to provide a consolidated overview of different process steps of biodegradable plastic waste management and to discuss the support provided by the existing legislation for the same....

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Veröffentlicht in:Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA. - 1991. - (2024) vom: 30. Sept., Seite 734242X241279902
1. Verfasser: Mhaddolkar, Namrata (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Astrup, Thomas Fruergaard, Tischberger-Aldrian, Alexia, Pomberger, Roland, Vollprecht, Daniel
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2024
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA
Schlagworte:Journal Article Review Biodegradable plastic waste management EU legislation consumer confusion recycling source separation guidelines waste collection and sorting
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