Objective
To identify new techniques and strategies for industry leading to the minimisation of packaging waste going to landfill, through the use of alternatives chosen with regard to their optimum levels of environmental impact and taking into account their economic costs.
The project comprises seven steps: 1)identification of the various packaging materials through audit and life-cycle assessment in order to identify the environmental impact at every stage in the supply chain. 2) a minimisation programme through consideration of the available options, economic costs and technical and environmental implications. Acceptance of the various alternatives by management would be a feature of this stage. A re-evalusation of current practices in material supply collection, handling and delivery practices will also be carried out. 3) the identification of packaging for re-use, including trial use of re-usable containers for component distribution. This will also cover the exploitation of available market routes for recovery and re-cycling of packaging waste. Strategies for segregated waste streams will be developed with full written procedures, monitoring of target levels and growth potential identified. 4) disposal to landfill and the economics of dumping packaging waste requiring final disposal will be re-examined with Fingal Co. Council. 5) a wide ranging examination of sustainable emerging technologies for packaging waste treatment for possible use by industrial partners and by extension to industry in general. 6) the establishment of a set of guidelines and strategic principles suitable for application by industry. Their transferability across industrial sectors will be subject to cost effectiveness and acceptance by managements. 7) continuous information exchange between the partners will be a feature of the project.
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Coordinator
2 Dublin
Ireland
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