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„Einweg ist praktizierte Rohstoffverschwendung“

Interview mit Dr. Benjamin Bongardt, Leiter Ressourcenpolitik beim NABU

27. Dezember 2013 – Warum sind PET-Einwegflaschen und Dosen schlecht für die Umwelt? Die Hersteller von Einwegflaschen sagen doch, dass „null Müll“ anfällt, also Flaschen komplett recycelt und Dosen eingeschmolzen werden?

Die Umwelt profitiert nur dann, wenn wir die richtige Getränkeverpackungslösung auswählen und diese immer effizienter machen. Es ist durch das Dosenpfand zwar wirtschaftlich attraktiv, Einwegplastik und Dosen zu recyceln, mit aktivem Klima- und Umweltschutz hat das jedoch nicht viel zu tun. Jede Mehrwegflasche dagegen ersetzt bis zu 50 Einwegflaschen – und wird am Ende noch zusätzlich recycelt. Einweg steht daher für eine praktizierte Rohstoffverschwendung. (more…)

Breaking Down Plastics: New Standard Specification May Facilitate Use of Additives that Trigger Biodegradation of Oil-Based Plastics in Landfills

By Guest PostSeptember 27, 2011Environmentanaerobic biodegradation, anaerobically biodegradable and recyclable, anaerobically biodegradable conventional plastics, anaerobically biodegradable in municipal landfill facilities, atmospheric warming gases, biodegradation, biodegrade, biogas methane, biogenic carbon, bioplastics, carbon dioxide, charles lancelot, chemical additives, electricity, erin prowett, gautam patel, georgia institute of technology, georgia tech research institute, global climate change, gtri, humus, landfills, lisa detter hoskin, methane, north carolina state university, oil derived plastics, organic substances, oxobiodegradables, oxygen and ultraviolet light, pec, pet products, plastic materials, plastic packaging, plastics environmental council, polyethylene, polymer biodegradation, polypropylene, recycling, recycling of plastic water bottles, styrofoam, typical us landfills, united states, us plastics industry, walton collins

Despite efforts to encourage the recycling of plastic water bottles, milk jugs and similar containers, a majority of the plastic packaging produced each year in the United States ends up in landfills, where it can take thousands of years to degrade. To address that problem with traditional polyethylene, polypropylene, Styrofoam and PET products, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology are working with the Plastics Environmental Council (PEC) to expand the use of chemical additives that cause such items to biodegrade in landfills.

Added during production of the plastic packaging, the compounds encourage anaerobic landfill bacteria and fungi to break down the plastic materials and convert them to biogas methane, carbon dioxide and biogenic carbon – also known as humus. These additives – simple organic substances that build on the known structures of materials that induce polymer biodegradation – don’t affect the performance of the plastics, introduce heavy metals or other toxic chemicals, or prevent the plastics from being recycled in current channels. (more…)

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„Einweg ist praktizierte Rohstoffverschwendung“

Breaking Down Plastics: New Standard Specification May Facilitate Use of Additives that Trigger Biodegradation of Oil-Based Plastics in Landfills