Social Innovations for Improving Compostable Packaging Waste Management in CE: A Multi-Solution Perspective
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Research Results
3.1. Problem under the Empirical Study
3.2. Elements Required for Waste Management
3.3. Solutions for Improving Waste Management
- Designing a strategy for the domestic compostable market development and operational documents for its implementation.
- Establishment of an association of bioplastics processors (and/or producers of compostable packaging).
- Education of all society generations based on unanimous and coherent communication.
- Creation of a law of appropriate quality.
- Increasing the awareness and qualifications of specialists who create legal regulations influencing the increase in the share of compostable packaging in the food packaging market.
- Taking into consideration the opinions of business practitioners when developing legal regulations.
- Open dialogue between the world of science, business and public administration.
- Conducting research and development projects in cooperation between scientific and business units.
- Development of optional solutions as part of bottom-up initiatives of stakeholders of compostable packaging supply chains (e.g., certification).
- Conducting a life cycle assessment of various packaging, including compostable packaging.
- National strategy for the compostable packaging market development;
- Industry organisation;
- Multi-sided B2B platform.
4. Discussion
4.1. National Strategy as a Roadmap for Compostable Packaging Waste Management
4.2. Industry Organisation as an Entity Associating Stakeholders of Compostable Packaging Waste Management
4.3. Multi-Sided B2B Platform as a Digital Tool Integrating Waste Management Entities and Processes
4.4. Comprehensive Support of Compostable Packaging Waste Management through a Multi-Solution Perspective in CE
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
B2B | Business to Business |
CE | Circular Economy |
EU | European Union |
IDI | In-depth Interview |
NGOs | Non-Governmental Organizations |
R&D | Research and Development |
SILs | Social Innovation Labs |
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Problem: The Low Level of Development of Compostable Packaging Waste Management | |||
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Barriers Determining the Problem | |||
Barrier 1 | Barrier 2 | Barrier 3 | Barrier 4 |
Lack of uniform and transparent regulations regarding the planning and organisation of compostable packaging circularity | Insufficient communication between the private and public sectors regarding the possibilities of increasing the use of compostable food packaging | Poorly developed management system for compostable packaging waste | Lack of sufficient financial incentives to support activities for the benefit of compostable packaging circularity at the level of local government units |
No. | Physical and Technical Elements | Managerial and Behavioural Elements |
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1. | Principles and methods of planning, organising and controlling | Management methods |
2. | Organisational structure | Power and leadership |
3. | Workflow and activity structure | Knowledge and experience |
4. | Methods and tools for information and communication flows | Awareness and responsibility |
5. | Physical flows infrastructure | Culture and attitude to collaboration |
No. | Social Innovation | Example of Foreign Practice | Characteristic |
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1. | National strategy for compostable packaging market development | National Compostable Packaging Strategy in Australia | It covers three main areas: packaging development supported by education and counteracting greenwashing, building a compostable packaging collection system, and activities related to the composting process development. |
2. | Industry organisation | Consorzio Italiano Compostatori in Italy | It is engaged in a wide range of activities to enhance biological treatment (composting and anaerobic digestion) of separated bio-waste, green waste and other organic waste feedstock to obtain organic fertilisers, biogas and biomethane and advanced biofuel. |
3. | Multi-sided B2B platform | Compost Connect platform in Australia | It helps to increase access to organic recycling services for compostable packaging (industrial composting) in line with the CE principles. |
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Kędzia, G.; Ocicka, B.; Pluta-Zaremba, A.; Raźniewska, M.; Turek, J.; Wieteska-Rosiak, B. Social Innovations for Improving Compostable Packaging Waste Management in CE: A Multi-Solution Perspective. Energies 2022, 15, 9119. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15239119
Kędzia G, Ocicka B, Pluta-Zaremba A, Raźniewska M, Turek J, Wieteska-Rosiak B. Social Innovations for Improving Compostable Packaging Waste Management in CE: A Multi-Solution Perspective. Energies. 2022; 15(23):9119. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15239119
Chicago/Turabian StyleKędzia, Grażyna, Barbara Ocicka, Aneta Pluta-Zaremba, Marta Raźniewska, Jolanta Turek, and Beata Wieteska-Rosiak. 2022. "Social Innovations for Improving Compostable Packaging Waste Management in CE: A Multi-Solution Perspective" Energies 15, no. 23: 9119. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15239119
APA StyleKędzia, G., Ocicka, B., Pluta-Zaremba, A., Raźniewska, M., Turek, J., & Wieteska-Rosiak, B. (2022). Social Innovations for Improving Compostable Packaging Waste Management in CE: A Multi-Solution Perspective. Energies, 15(23), 9119. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15239119