The recyclability benefit rate of closed-loop and open-loop systems: a case study on plastic recycling in Flanders

Over the last few years, waste management strategies are shifting from waste disposal to recycling andrecovery and are considering waste as a potential new resource. To monitor the progress in these waste management strategies, governmental policies have developed a wide range of indicators. In this study, we analyzed the concept of the recyclability benefit rate indicator, which expresses the potential environmental savings that can be achieved from recycling the product over the environmental burdens of virgin production followed by disposal. This indicator is therefore, based on estimated e... Mehr ...