Abstract

This chapter gives a general overview of flexible plastic packaging. It also presents the benefits and limitations of flexible plastic packaging as they are reflected in life cycle assessment studies. Flexible packaging is also compared with rigid packaging. Emphasis is given to the recycling problem of flexible multilayer plastic packaging. Further, it describes the various options of recycling and the waste management hierarchies used by EU and US Environmental Protection Agency.

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