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Design of a European agrochemical plastic packaging waste management scheme—Pilot implementation in Greece

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  • Briassoulis, D.
  • Hiskakis, M.
  • Karasali, H.
  • Briassoulis, C.

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Mismanagement of Agrochemicals Plastic Packaging Waste (APPW) constitutes a major environmental problem, resulting in the pollution of soil, air and water resources and compromising the agricultural products safety, the protection of the environment and the public health. Systems for the management of APPW have been established in some European countries and they are operational for several years now. However, these schemes are incompatible while their operational conditions and technical criteria could be improved. In many countries no schemes exist yet for the management of APPW with serious negative consequences for the environment and public health. In response to these problems the European project AgroChePack has developed an environmental friendly, economically viable European APPW management scheme by transferring know-how from existing schemes, designing a new integrated APPW management scheme and testing it through pilot trials in five countries. This work presents the basic design principles established by AgroChePack by identifying problems and bottlenecks faced by existing schemes in Europe, by developing an integrated APPW scheme and by implementing, evaluating and optimising this scheme through pilot trials in Greece.

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  • Briassoulis, D. & Hiskakis, M. & Karasali, H. & Briassoulis, C., 2014. "Design of a European agrochemical plastic packaging waste management scheme—Pilot implementation in Greece," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 87(C), pages 72-88.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:recore:v:87:y:2014:i:c:p:72-88
    DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2014.03.013
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