What is the situation of global food plastic packaging materials recycling?
The difficulty of recycling plastic packaging bags and film rollstock materials depends not only on the material itself, but also its service life management. However, the methods of managing waste in various countries are different, and consumers still have not recovered as much as possible.
A British plastic manufacturing company, said that only 5% of LDPEs of the country have been recycled due to lack of information about plastic types and its separation and disposal facilities. For this reason, some professional coffee roasters packaged in LDPE coffee provided a collection plan. They collected the coffee bags used and brought it to the special center for recycling.
Modern standard coffee is such a company that provides this service. They cooperated with the US recycling company Terracycle, Terracycle collected old coffee bags for squeezing and granularity, and then formed it into various recycling plastic products. Modern standard coffee will then reimburse the postage to customers and provide discounts at the next order.
One of the problems is the differences between environmental protection and recycling industrial levels between different countries. Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Japan have recovered more than 50%of waste, while the recovery rates in Australia, South Africa and North America are less than 5%. This can be attributed to a series of factors, from education and facilities to government measures and local regulations.
For example, Guatemala as one of the world’s ownerships of coffee has a certain industry representative, and Dulce Barrera is responsible for the quality control of Guatemala Bella Vista coffee. She told me that her country’s attitude towards recycling made it difficult for consumers to provide environmentally friendly coffee packaging products. “Because we don’t have much recycling culture in Guatemala, it is difficult to find environmental distributors or partners to provide us with products such as recyclable coffee packaging,” she said. “Because we don’t have much recycling culture in Guatemala, it is difficult to find environmental distributors or partners with products such as recyclable coffee packaging.
However, like the United States and Europe, we are slowly realizing the impact of waste on the environment on the environment. This culture is beginning to change. “
One of the most commonly used materials for coffee packaging in Guatemala is cowhide paper, but the availability of composting the degassing valve is still limited. Due to the low availability and the appropriate garbage treatment facilities, it is difficult for consumers to recover their coffee packaging, even if it is made of recyclable materials. Due to the lack of collecting plans, fascinating points and roadside facilities, and lack of education on the importance of recycling, this means that the empty coffee bags that can be recycled will eventually be buried.
Post time: Jun-07-2022