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A comprehensive waste collection cost model applied to post-consumer plastic packaging waste

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  • Groot, Jim
  • Bing, Xiaoyun
  • Bos-Brouwers, Hilke
  • Bloemhof-Ruwaard, Jacqueline

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Post-consumer plastic packaging waste (PPW) can be collected for recycling via source separation or post-separation. In source separation, households separate plastics from other waste before collection, whereas in post-separation waste is separated at a treatment centre after collection. There are also two collection schemes, either curb side or via drop-off locations. These different schemes have impact on total costs of collection at the municipal level. It can also influence the facility choices and network design. Therefore, a method which can compare costs of various collection schemes is needed.

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  • Groot, Jim & Bing, Xiaoyun & Bos-Brouwers, Hilke & Bloemhof-Ruwaard, Jacqueline, 2014. "A comprehensive waste collection cost model applied to post-consumer plastic packaging waste," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 85(C), pages 79-87.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:recore:v:85:y:2014:i:c:p:79-87
    DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2013.10.019
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