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Plastics Packaging in a Closed Loop. Potentials, Conditions, Challenges

Peter Elsner, T. Müller-Kirschbaum, K. Schweitzer, R. Wolf, Elisa Seiler, P. Désilets, R. Detsch, C. Dornack, J. Ferber, C. Fleck, M. Fröhling, K. Hagspiel (+27 others)
2021

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The packaging working group of the Circular Economy Initiative Deutschland 2.1 Presentation of the working group 2.2 Philosophy and objectives of the packaging working group 2.3 Scope of the packaging working group 3 A climate-neutral Circular Economy for packaging in Germany 3.1 The current situation -where do we stand? 3.1.1 Material flows 3.1.2 Policy framework 3.2 Existing challenges in the current situation 3.2.1 Lack of transparency and inadequate compatibility in the overall value chain
more » ... .2.2 Gaps within individual steps in the value chain 3.3 The vision -what is our destination? 3.3.1 Levers along the value chain and circularity strategies Excursus: Bioplastics -bio-based and biodegradable plastics Excursus: Potential and limits of mechanical recycling for a closed plastics cycle Excursus: Chemical recycling 3.3.2 Scenario: What would a circular packaging industry look like in 2030 and 2050? 4 Closing the loop: two case studies -detergent and cheese packaging 4.1 Detergent packaging (HDPE bottle) 4.1.1 Detergent bottle functionality requirements 4.1.2 Current situation 4.1.3 Circularity strategies and levers for detergent packaging 4.2 Cheese packaging (PET tray) 4.2.1 Cheese packaging functionality requirements 4.2.2 Current situation 4.2.3 Circularity strategies and levers for cheese packaging 4.3 Systemic approaches Excursus: Thought experiment -a circular plastics packaging industry by 2030 5 Policy recommendations 5.1 Creating a generally accepted decision-making aid for packaging alternatives 5.2 Avoiding waste 5.3 Implementing design for circularity and sustainability 5.4 Enabling better and harmonised collection and sorting 5.5 Increasing the supply of defossilised raw materials 5.6 Increasing the demand for defossilised material 6 Roadmap and outlook Appendix A. List of abbreviations B. List of figures C. List of tables D. About the Circular Economy Initiative Deutschland E. Fundamentals for developing the vision F. Assumptions and calculations for the thought experiment 2030 G. The impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the packaging industry
doi:10.24406/publica-fhg-301047 fatcat:yi66b76svfhj3miooltjtfhbmy
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Peter Elsner, T. Müller-Kirschbaum, K. Schweitzer, R. Wolf, Elisa Seiler, P. Désilets, R. Detsch, C. Dornack, J. Ferber, C. Fleck, M. Fröhling, K. Hagspiel, R. Hahn, C. Haupts, C. Hoffmann, P. Krüger, M. Lange, T. Leopold, M. Löscher, P. Niedersüß, T. Ohlendorf, J. Pattberg, M. Renner, A.K. Schlarb, M. Schmidt, H. Siebert, B.A. Siggelkow, S. Stadelmann, J. Thielen, H. Wilts, M. Beermann, Michael Dieterle, N. Ecke, S. Klose, J. Kobus, L. Krause, R. Maletz, A. Marm, S. Kadner. "Plastics Packaging in a Closed Loop. Potentials, Conditions, Challenges." (2021)