Quality-Gated Circularity Assessment of PET, Aluminium, and Reusable Glass Packaging in Deposit Return Systems
Olga Orynycz, Jonas Matijošius, Andrzej Wasiak, Marta Wakulewska, Michał Sąsiadek · 2026
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Description
Orynycz and co-authors build a quality-first way to judge deposit return systems in this 2026 article. Deposit schemes raise return rates for drink packaging. Yet a returned bottle only counts if it survives recognition, sorting, and reprocessing at high quality.
Their index multiplies three factors: return rate, stream quality, and reprocessing yield. They apply it to PET plastic, aluminium, and reusable glass. A survey-based early scenario with half of packaging returned is compared with European collection targets of 77 and 90 percent. A pilot dataset on real PET stream purity and yield anchors the plastic branch. The framework separates nominal returns from true high-value recovery.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Olga Orynycz, Jonas Matijošius, Andrzej Wasiak, Marta Wakulewska, Michał Sąsiadek |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 53 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |