An Overview of Plastic Waste Generation and Management in Food Packaging Industries
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...
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| author | Lindani Koketso Ncube Albert Uchenna Ude Enoch Nifise Ogunmuyiwa Rozli Zulkifli Isaac Nongwe Beas |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-9f6ee1a9aa0d4e199bc75359586c887b2023-12-11T16:49:23ZengMDPI AGRecycling2313-43212021-02-01611210.3390/recycling6010012An Overview of Plastic Waste Generation and Management in Food Packaging IndustriesLindani Koketso Ncube0Albert Uchenna Ude1Enoch Nifise Ogunmuyiwa2Rozli Zulkifli3Isaac Nongwe Beas4Department of Mechanical, Energy and Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology (FET), Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), Private Mail Bag 16, Palapye, BotswanaDepartment of Mechanical, Energy and Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology (FET), Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), Private Mail Bag 16, Palapye, BotswanaDepartment of Chemical, Materials & Metallurgical Engineering Academic, FET, BIUST, Private Mail Bag 16, Palapye, BotswanaDepartment of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, The National University of Malaysia, UKM, Bangi 43600, MalaysiaBotswana Institute for Technology Research and Innovation (BITRI), Private Bag 0082, Gaborone, BotswanaOver 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.https://www.mdpi.com/2313-4321/6/1/12food packagingsingle-use plasticsplastic disposalplastic waste management |
| spellingShingle | Lindani Koketso Ncube Albert Uchenna Ude Enoch Nifise Ogunmuyiwa Rozli Zulkifli Isaac Nongwe Beas An Overview of Plastic Waste Generation and Management in Food Packaging Industries Recycling food packaging single-use plastics plastic disposal plastic waste management |
| title | An Overview of Plastic Waste Generation and Management in Food Packaging Industries |
| title_full | An Overview of Plastic Waste Generation and Management in Food Packaging Industries |
| title_fullStr | An Overview of Plastic Waste Generation and Management in Food Packaging Industries |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Overview of Plastic Waste Generation and Management in Food Packaging Industries |
| title_short | An Overview of Plastic Waste Generation and Management in Food Packaging Industries |
| title_sort | overview of plastic waste generation and management in food packaging industries |
| topic | food packaging single-use plastics plastic disposal plastic waste management |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2313-4321/6/1/12 |
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