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<div class="csl-entry">Gritsch, L., Breslmayer, G., & Lederer, J. (2024). Quantity and quality of paper-based packaging in mixed MSW and separate paper collection – a case study from Vienna, Austria. <i>RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING</i>, <i>215</i>, Article 108091. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.108091</div>
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0921-3449
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12708/208861
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Given the increasing trend towards paper-based packaging, this study investigated paper, paperboard, and paperbased composite packaging in municipal solid waste (MSW) in Vienna by manual sorting. It identified 25,336 t/ yr of paper and paperboard packaging in mixed MSW and 8,335 t/yr in separate paper collection (SPC). Primary food packaging had higher shares in mixed MSW (14–29 %) compared to SPC (8–16 %), while non-food and secondary food packaging dominated both streams. The latter two and dry food packaging deemed most suitable for SPC and recycling due to their low contamination. Improving their separate collection could increase the total separate collection rate from 54 % to 60–76 %. Composite packaging was mainly disposed of in mixed MSW (4,611 t/yr), with fibre-plastic composites dominating over fibre-plastic-metal composites, whereby the latter proved to be less manually separable. The study highlights the need for appropriate disposal methods and effective consumer communication on separate collection to increase recycling of paper packaging.
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Christian Doppler Forschungsgesells
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en
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ELSEVIER
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RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Material flow analysis
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Manual sorting analysis
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Paper packaging
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Composite packaging
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Food packaging
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Separate collection rate
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Quantity and quality of paper-based packaging in mixed MSW and separate paper collection – a case study from Vienna, Austria
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Article
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Artikel
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Creative Commons Namensnennung 4.0 International
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
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TU Wien, Austria
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CD-Labor für Recyclingbasierte Kreislaufwirtschaft