Plastic food packaging is a cost-effective tool to minimize waste. However, plastic rapidly generates waste and if mismanaged can leak the environment adversely affecting ecosystems. We quantified leaked marine due consumption in Netherlands. Combining patterns, estimates, data, we estimated intensity of Dutch diet. then mapped fate generated using management patterns. estimate that total 296 k...

The application of paper–aluminum–plastic packaging has been widely adopted in various fields such as the food and medical industries, owing to its exceptional preservation obstruction properties. Nonetheless, recycling process for paper aluminum from this type typically involves water pulping solvent separation. resulting residual waste, commonly known multi-plastic waste (PMW), poses signific...

In the last few decades, there has been a dramatic increase in industrial and urban activities, culminating in the need for people to adopt improved living conditions. This has led to an increase in the use of packaging materials, mainly in the form of plastic. Plastics have become an indispensable part of today’s world. Due to their lightweight, durability, energy efficiency, coupled with ease...

The Japanese petrochemical industry is one of the largest in the world. The strong growth of the plastic packaging market has been fuelled by the consumer demand for clean, easy, functional and cheap products. However this success has created a number of environmental problems such as waste, CO2 emissions and energy consumption throughout the life cycle of petrochemicals. In order to enhance th...