{"id":45204,"date":"2021-04-10T10:36:32","date_gmt":"2021-04-10T07:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/?p=45204"},"modified":"2021-04-10T13:42:44","modified_gmt":"2021-04-10T10:42:44","slug":"new-recycling-realities-for-packaging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/en\/chief-editors-choice\/new-recycling-realities-for-packaging\/","title":{"rendered":"New Recycling Realities for Packaging"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"smart_content_wrapper\"><p>It should come as no surprise that one of the fastest growing commodities in the world is packaging. Since 2017, paper-based packaging consumption has grown nearly 20% across the US. The sector is forecast to reach over $108 billion, with an estimated 81 million metric tons expected to be produced, by the end of 2021. To lure sustainable-minded consumers and capture the additional revenue, retail brands have historically turned to the most visible and logical approach to demonstrate their environmental stewardship: recycled packaging. This, however, is no longer a simple solution. Traditional brown, low-grade material does not meet the requirements for today\u2019s consumers looking to create that restaurant experience at home or for luxury brands wanting to capture the eye of shoppers.<\/p>\n<p>Many countries such as Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia and India have also implemented standards on waste products similar to the China National SWORD program, announced in 2017. This policy banned the import of reclaimed waste such as mixed paper products, plastics, and other materials for use in the development of recycled paper. Import licenses for wastepaper are only to be granted for materials that possess a fiber purity level greater than 99.5%. The ban has led to a major global shift in how materials tossed in the recycling bin are being sorted and processed.<\/p>\n<p>Sorting valuable wastepaper can enable waste operators to continue exporting their material overseas to markets where high purity pulp materials will command a much higher market price. One of the recent advances in recycled sorting is sensor-based technology Sensor-based technology identifies high purity paper grades, such as brown cardboard, printed cartons, plastic-coated cartons, dyed paper, newsprint, and multiple-color printed paper products. This helps to isolate and identify the high-value materials needed to meet the standards of the China SWORD program. Despite the economic impact of Covid-19, the demand for tissue, paper and paperboard products continues to grow substantially in the US and emerging markets such as China, India, Indonesia, Latin America.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.environmentalleader.com\/2021\/04\/new-recycling-realities-for-packaging\/\">Environmental Leader<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It should come as no surprise that one of the fastest growing commodities in the world is packaging. 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