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Economic–Environmental Performance of Reverse Logistics of Disposable Beverage Packaging

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  • Marcela Malindzakova

    (Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Process Control and Geotechnologies, Institute of Logistics and Transport, Technical University of Kosice, 042 00 Kosice, Slovakia)

  • Jana Štofková

    (Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications, Department of Communications, University of Zilina, 010 26 Zilina, Slovakia)

  • Milan Majernik

    (Faculty of Commerce, Research Institute of Trade and Sustainable Business, University of Economics in Bratislava, 852 35 Bratislava, Slovakia)

Abstract

The aim of this article is to provide analysis and description of deposit and recycling system of disposable beverage packaging, which started in the Slovak Republic in 2022. The article provides the review of relevant literature with a focus on circular economy and Deposit Refund System (DRS), where analysis of refund systems was performed for this work. The proposed model involving reverse logistics describes how such deposit and collection system can work in practice, highlighting potential disadvantages, mainly the high investment costs. Therefore, the article also includes a financial analysis exploring potential cost of establishing said deposit and collection system. The number of necessary collection point for Slovakia has been determined and the total investment costs for the vending machines installations and service in Slovakia has been calculated.

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  • Marcela Malindzakova & Jana Štofková & Milan Majernik, 2022. "Economic–Environmental Performance of Reverse Logistics of Disposable Beverage Packaging," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(13), pages 1-12, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:13:p:7544-:d:843869
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    1. Gernot Lechner & Marc Reimann, 2020. "Integrated decision-making in reverse logistics: an optimisation of interacting acquisition, grading and disposition processes," International Journal of Production Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 58(19), pages 5786-5805, October.
    2. Anita Boros & Róbert Kurdi & Zoltán Pál Lukács & Attila Sarkady & Zsuzsanna Banász, 2021. "Opinion of the Hungarian Population on the Reform of Beverage Packaging Deposit-Refund System," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(11), pages 1-18, June.
    3. Mohammed Alkahtani & Aiman Ziout & Bashir Salah & Moath Alatefi & Abd Elatty E. Abd Elgawad & Ahmed Badwelan & Umar Syarif, 2021. "An Insight into Reverse Logistics with a Focus on Collection Systems," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(2), pages 1-22, January.
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