packaging waste management roadmap

Packaging Waste Management Roadmap 2010-2020 reports how the UK’s waste management infrastructure is changing.  The roadmap also shows how changing the perception of packaging from waste to resource will be required and could be achieved through greater alignment between packaging and waste management industries.

 
Packaging is an inevitable by-product of modern lifestyles and yet household waste continues to attract criticism.  In response to both changing legislation and rising disposal costs, recycling rates in the UK have increased steadily however, disposal options are also continuing to change. 

This new Faraday report documents:

•  How legislative drivers are forcing changes to systems for recycling and final disposal of packaging.
•  How the UK’s waste management infrastructure will change over the next decade in response to these drivers.
•  How global consumption trends will affect resource availability.
•  How the packaging and waste management industries can work together to change the view of packaging materials from ‘waste’ to resource.

The report concludes with the results of a series of discussions between representatives of the packaging and waste management industries to show the implications for coated paperboard.

The report is available in electronic format priced at £100.00.