Create a free QxMD account to take advantage of the features offered by Read like saving your papers and creating collections.

Get Started

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Pilot scale field test for compostable packaging materials in the City of Kassel, Germany

Matthias Klauss, Werner Bidlingmaier

Waste Management 2004, 24 (1): 43-51

Biodegradable (compostable) packaging materials made from biopolymers (BP) are introduced into the market to reduce the amounts of conventional packaging materials and at the same time be recovered by the municipal organic waste collection system. The processing of this organic waste mixed with biopolymers has been tested in a commercial treatment facility. The safe use of the compost produced from these materials was demonstrated in a full-scale agricultural application test.

Full Text Links

Find Full Text Links for this Article

Discussion

You are not logged in. Sign Up or Log In to join the discussion.

Related Papers

Compostability of bioplastic packaging materials: an overview. Gaurav Kale, Thitisilp Kijchavengkul, Rafael Auras, Maria Rubino, Susan E Selke, Sher Paul Singh Macromolecular Bioscience 2007 March 8, 7 (3): 255-77

Studies on production and characterization of enriched urban waste composts and their influence on crops productivity. S R Salakinkop, C S Hunshal, P T Gorogi, B Basavaraj Journal of Environmental Science & Engineering 2008, 50 (1): 83-8

Biodegradable and compostable alternatives to conventional plastics. J H Song, R J Murphy, R Narayan, G B H Davies Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences 2009 July 27, 364 (1526): 2127-39

Performance of compostable baby used diapers in the composting process with the organic fraction of municipal solid waste. Joan Colón, Maria Mestre-Montserrat, Ignasi Puig-Ventosa, Antoni Sánchez Waste Management 2013, 33 (5): 1097-103

Estimation of residual MSW heating value as a function of waste component recycling. Alexandre Magrinho, Viriato Semiao Waste Management 2008, 28 (12): 2675-83

Life cycle assessment for optimising the level of separated collection in integrated MSW management systems. L Rigamonti, M Grosso, M Giugliano Waste Management 2009, 29 (2): 934-44

Food packaging--roles, materials, and environmental issues. Kenneth Marsh, Betty Bugusu Journal of Food Science 2007, 72 (3): R39-55

Management of MSW in Spain and recovery of packaging steel scrap. Hanan Tayibi, Carmen Peña, Félix A López, Aurora López-Delgado Waste Management 2007, 27 (11): 1655-65

Degradation of greenhouse twines derived from natural fibers and biodegradable polymer during composting. A K Lau, W W Cheuk, K V Lo Journal of Environmental Management 2009, 90 (1): 668-71

Composting of partially decomposed agroresidues. Himali Desai, G P Nagori Journal of Environmental Science & Engineering 2004, 46 (1): 10-4

Make the most of Read.
Download the mobile app.

Want full text access to this paper?

Use Read by QxMD to access full text via your institution or open access sources.

Read also provides personalized recommendations to keep you up to date in your field.

Existing User

New to Read

Pilot scale field test for compostable packaging materials in the City of Kassel, Germany

Discussion

Related Papers

Want full text access to this paper?

Save your favorite articles in one place with a free QxMD account.

Read

Search Tips