| Title | Assessing the readiness of Greek municipalities to manage bioplastics in municipal waste management streams |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 14285 |
| Authors | Barbir, J; Lingos, A; Foschi, E; Stasiskiene, Z; Skanavis, C; Fletcher, C; Leal, W |
| Title | Assessing the readiness of Greek municipalities to manage bioplastics in municipal waste management streams |
| Year | 2024 |
| Published | Discover Sustainability, 5, 1 |
| Abstract | Each year citizens of the European Union (EU) generate 2.5 billion tonnes of waste; equating to five tonnes of waste per person per year. To ensure optimal material recovery, and to support the move towards a circular economy, proper separate collection of waste is necessary. The current trend of increasing collection rates, encouraged by EU legislation, is promising; however, progress is uneven both across and within EU member states. While European and national targets provide the overarching driver for better waste collection, regional and local implementation is crucial for achieving continued progress. Therefore, it is vital to consider the disparity among the different EU countries when introducing new materials, such as bioplastics (bio-based and/or biodegradable plastics), into current national waste management streams, and any new introductions should be carefully evaluated before further actions are recommended by local authorities. As a member state that is heavily reliant on tourism, proper solid waste management is of vital importance in Greece, especially during the peak summer season. Considering the rapid expansion of bioplastics in the European market, it is important to assess the readiness of municipalities in Greece to manage this new category of solid waste. Data collected from 51 Greek municipalities via questionnaire (distributed to public authorities or waste management companies) showed that the current situation and capacities for adapting waste management streams to process bio-based and/or biodegradable plastics is still limited in Greece. Therefore, the readiness of Greece to process an increasing proportion of bioplastics within the waste stream (using the current waste management systems) is very low, as a result, such innovative materials are currently seen more as a problem than a ready-to-implement solution. |
Similar Articles
| ID | Score | Article |
|---|---|---|
23591
|
Feodorov, V Biodegradable Waste In The Current Economic Context Of Romania - Challenges And Solutions(2018) | |
| 28001
|
Traven, L; Kegalj, I; Sebelja, I Management of municipal solid waste in Croatia: Analysis of current practices with performance benchmarking against other European Union member states(2018)Waste Management & Research, 36.0, 8 | |
| 6538
|
Guillaume, A; Appels, L; Kocí, V Life cycle assessment of municipal biowaste management-a Czech case study(2023) | |
| 8025
|
Sonsky, J; Vaculik, P; Kazimirova, V; Altmann, V; Zhao, SR Recent Developments in Landfilling and Biodegradable Waste Management: A Case Study from the Czech Republic(2024)Acta Technologica Agriculturae, 27, 3 | |
| 26064
|
Czekala, W Selective Collection and Management of Biowaste from the Municipal Sector in Poland: A Review(2023)Applied Sciences-Basel, 13, 19 | |
| 8067
|
Banias, G; Batsioula, M; Achillas, C; Patsios, SI; Kontogiannopoulos, KN; Bochtis, D; Moussiopoulos, N A Life Cycle Analysis Approach for the Evaluation of Municipal Solid Waste Management Practices: The Case Study of the Region of Central Macedonia, Greece(2020)Sustainability, 12, 19 | |
| 6331
|
Foschi, E; D'Addato, F; Bonoli, A Plastic waste management: a comprehensive analysis of the current status to set up an after-use plastic strategy in Emilia-Romagna Region (Italy)(2021)Environmental Science And Pollution Research, 28, 19 | |
| 10952
|
Budisa, M; Sirocic, AP Plastic Waste Management(2022)Kemija U Industriji-Journal Of Chemists And Chemical Engineers, 71, 9-10 | |
| 16825
|
Di Bartolo, A; Infurna, G; Dintcheva, NT A Review of Bioplastics and Their Adoption in the Circular Economy(2021)Polymers, 13, 8 | |
| 23453
|
Briassoulis, D; Pikasi, A; Hiskakis, M End-of-waste life: Inventory of alternative end-of-use recirculation routes of bio-based plastics in the European Union context(2019)Critical Reviews In Environmental Science And Technology, 49, 20 |