The Environmental Impacts of Packaging

7 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF PACKAGING MATERIALS 253 8 RECOVERY OF POSTCONSUMER PACKAGING 255 8.1 Waste Packaging in Municipal Solid Waste 255 8.2 Packaging Waste Reduction 256 8.3 Choice of Waste Management Options 257 8.4 Package Recycling 258 8.5 Recycling of Plastic Packages 259 8.6 Feedstock Recycling 260 8.7 Comparison of Mechanical and Feedstock Recycling 262 8.8 Glass Recycling 263 8.9 Steel Recycling 264 8.10 Recycling Aluminum Packages 264 8.11 Recycling Multimaterial Packages 264 8.12 Safety of Recycled Materials in Packages 265 8.13 Disposal of Biodegradable Polymers 266 8.14 Used Packages as a Source of Energy 267 8.15 Recovery of Wooden Packaging 268 8.16 Construction Materials from Waste 268