Automatic identification and classification of compostable and biodegradable plastics using hyperspectral imaging

In the UK waste management systems biodegradable and compostable packaging are not automatically detected and separated. As a result, their fate is generally landfill or incineration, neither of which is an environmentally good outcome. Thus, effective sorting technologies for compostable plastics a...

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Main Authors: Nutcha Taneepanichskul, Helen C. Hailes, Mark Miodownik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Sustainability
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frsus.2023.1125954/full