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Circularity and greenhouse gas assessment of the plastic packaging and beverage carton system in the Netherlands until 2050 for a business as usual and a circular scenario
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Researchers used the TNO CITS model to assess circularity and greenhouse gas emissions of the Dutch plastic packaging and beverage carton system through 2050 under business-as-usual and circular economy scenarios. The analysis covers seven packaging types and qualitatively addresses microplastics and the potential role of bio-based plastics in the transition.
Dit rapport bevat een circulariteits- en broeikasgasbeoordeling van het systeem van kunststof verpakkingen en drankkartons in Nederland tot 2050. Dit wordt gedaan door een business-as-usual (BAU) scenario en een circulair scenario te analyseren. Het rapport onderscheidt zeven verpakkingssoorten: flessen, vormvaste verpakkingen en flexibele verpakkingen in contactgevoelige toepassingen en in overige toepassingen, en daarnaast drankenkartons. Voor de analyse is het Circular Industrial Transformation System (CITS)-model van TNO gebruikt. CITS is ontworpen om het gebruik van materialen te onderzoeken in de transitie naar een circulaire, duurzame en veerkrachtige economie, om beslissingen over circulaire economie (CE) strategieën en beleidsmaatregelen te ondersteunen. De analyse richt zich op broeikasgasuitstoot en circulariteit van het onderzochte systeem. Microplastics en de potentiële impact van bio-based plastics worden in dit rapport kwalitatief besproken
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