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<p>The paper deals with the problem of recycling and a review of the problem field of handling polymeric materials is carried out, on the basis of which commonality for the European space of their disposal and recycling problems is shown. Ways of solving them are identified and the leading dynamics of European approaches to waste management compared to national ones are revealed. It is shown that the tempos of formation of polymeric wastes practically coincide with the tempos of their processing, which indicates an increase in the technogenic load on the environment as a result of the continued influx of polymeric materials into it. The structure and species priorities of polymeric wastes and damage to the most vulnerable sectors of the economy and ecosystems are identified, and the dangerous impact of their destruction on the environment is estimated. Comparison of the main methods of disposal of polymeric wastes used in the world made it possible to evaluate approaches to solving the problem of cyclical handling of polymeric materials wastes, the results of which would be a socioeconomic and ecological effect, reducing the impact of the consequences of the destruction of polymer fractions of landfills on environmental quality, as well as significant saving non-renewable fossil raw materials. The expected performance is expressed quantitatively by calculating the integral indicator of the efficiency of polymer waste processing, taking into account the ratio of the sum of recycling effects, expressed in terms of value, to the capital and current costs of the project.</p>
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The paper deals with the problem of recycling and a review of the problem field of handling polymeric materials is carried out, on the basis of which commonality for the European space of their disposal and recycling problems is shown. Ways of solving them are identified and the leading dynamics of European approaches to waste management compared to national ones are revealed. It is shown that the tempos of formation of polymeric wastes practically coincide with the tempos of their processing, which indicates an increase in the technogenic load on the environment as a result of the continued influx of polymeric materials into it. The structure and species priorities of polymeric wastes and damage to the most vulnerable sectors of the economy and ecosystems are identified, and the dangerous impact of their destruction on the environment is estimated. Comparison of the main methods of disposal of polymeric wastes used in the world made it possible to evaluate approaches to solving the problem of cyclical handling of polymeric materials wastes, the results of which would be a socioeconomic and ecological effect, reducing the impact of the consequences of the destruction of polymer fractions of landfills on environmental quality, as well as significant saving non-renewable fossil raw materials. The expected performance is expressed quantitatively by calculating the integral indicator of the efficiency of polymer waste processing, taking into account the ratio of the sum of recycling effects, expressed in terms of value, to the capital and current costs of the project.

RECYCLING OF POLYMER WASTE IN THE CONTEXT OF DEVELOPING CIRCULAR ECONOMY

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The paper deals with the problem of recycling and a review of the problem field of handling polymeric materials is carried out, on the basis of which...

Year	Volume of waste generated, mln. tons	Temp waste,%	The volume of recycled waste, mln.tons	Temp recycling,%
2007	158.5	-	100.1	-
2008	160.3	1.1	112.0	11.9
2009	175.6	9.5	122.9	9.7
2010	177.6	1.1	124.3	1.1
2011	193.2	8.8	135.2	8.8
2012	209.0	8.2	146.3	8.2
2013	222.0	6.2	155.4	6.2
2014	230.4	3.8	161.3	3.8
2015	247.2	7.3	173.0	7.3
2016	267.6	8.3	187.0	8.1
2017	285.6	6.7	199.9	6.9

No	Indicator	Value
1.	Capacity of PET bottles recycling line, t/year	365
2.	Cost of PET bottles recycling line, USD	100 000
3.	Maintenance costs for the PET bottle recycling line, USD/year	60 000
4.	The period of the line for the processing of PET bottles, year	2
5.	Cost of recycled plastic, USD/t	500
6.	Average unemployment benefit, USD / month	60
7.	Number of employees servicing the PET bottle recycling line, pers.	7
8.	Adjusted tax rate for disposal of polymer waste (as part of municipal solid waste) at the landfill, USD/year	2

Region / Country	2007	2017	Consumption increase/ decrease, %
Europe	65.0	64.4	- 0.92
CIS	7.8	9.0	+ 15.38
Middle East, Africa	20.8	24,7	+ 18.75
NAFTA	59.8	61.6	+ 3.01
Latin America	10.4	13.9	+ 33.65
Asia	96.2	174.3	+ 81.19

RECYCLING OF POLYMER WASTE IN THE CONTEXT OF DEVELOPING CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Article Category: research-article

Pubblicato online: 07 gen 2020

Pagine: 99 - 108

Ricevuto: 17 lug 2019

Accettato: 20 ott 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/acee-2019-055

Parole chiave
Recycling, Ecology, Environment, Polymer waste, Environmental economics

© 2019 Elena GUBANOVA et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Figure 1.

Figure 2.

Figure 3.

Dynamics of formation and recycling of plastic waste in the world [21]

Data for calculating the integral recycling efficiency (REI) of PET bottles [24, 25, 29]

Consumption of polymeric materials by region of the world, mln. tons [21]

RECYCLING OF POLYMER WASTE IN THE CONTEXT OF DEVELOPING CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Article Category: research-article

Pubblicato online: 07 gen 2020

Pagine: 99 - 108

Ricevuto: 17 lug 2019

Accettato: 20 ott 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/acee-2019-055

Parole chiaveRecycling, Ecology, Environment, Polymer waste, Environmental economics

© 2019 Elena GUBANOVA et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Figure 1.

Figure 2.

Figure 3.

Dynamics of formation and recycling of plastic waste in the world [21]

Data for calculating the integral recycling efficiency (REI) of PET bottles [24, 25, 29]

Consumption of polymeric materials by region of the world, mln. tons [21]

Parole chiave
Recycling, Ecology, Environment, Polymer waste, Environmental economics