WASTE MANAGEMENT IN FOOD PACKAGING INDUSTRY
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2016
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Abstract
The increasing amount of food packaging waste is perceived as a
problem in urgent need of solution in all industrialized countries. According to the
environment protection act, waste is any substance which constitutes scrap material,
an effluent, unwanted surplus substance, article which requires disposing of as
being broken, worn out, contaminated or otherwise spoiled. Waste leads to the
production of significant greenhouse gas, methane which is over 20 times more
potent than carbon dioxide. Source reduction, reuse and recycle are the most
powerful and effective thing we can do to manage waste. Plastic Waste
Management has assumed great significance in view of the urbanization activities.
Plastic waste generated by the polymer manufacturers at the production, extrusion,
quality control and laboratory testing etc., stages, as well as, by the consumers
require urgent disposal and recycling to avoid health hazards. Various strategies are
being devised to mitigate the impact of plastic waste in India.
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TNV_IWMI_2016_265-277
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Veterinary Science