Published : 2022-09-18

Environmentally degradable plastics and waste management

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The paper gives a general introduction about international ffort, exemplified by activities at ICS-UNIDO, in the field of nvironmentally degradable plastics (EDPs). These activities nd projects reveal some major problems that concern both ndustry and the society. Standardization, availability of enewable and non-renewable resources for production of EDPs, ntegration of policies and regulations relevant to waste anagement and EDPs, life cycle approach and Eco-design of roduct are identified as key issues for EDPs promotion and arge scale application. A discussion on strategy toward these ssues is presented.


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Miertus, S., & Ren, X. (2022). Environmentally degradable plastics and waste management. Polimery, 47(7-8), 545–550. Retrieved from https://polimery.ichp.vot.pl/index.php/p/article/view/2000