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Status quo and sector readiness for (bio)plastic food and beverage packaging in the 4IR
Pamela J.
Welz
Applied Microbial and Health Biotechnology Institute (AMBHI), Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4825-4080
Linda Z.
Linganiso
Research, Innovation and Postgraduate Support Directorate, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3551-8745
Patrick
Murray
Shannon Applied Biotechnology Centre, Department of Applied Science, Technological University of the Shannon (TUS), Limerick, Ireland
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6349-7761
Sheena
Kumari
Institute for Water and Wastewater Technology, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3436-8263
Georgina D.
Arthur
Department of Nature Conservation, Mangosuthu University of Technology, Durban, South Africa
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8495-018X
Amrita
Ranjan
DApplied Microbial and Health Biotechnology Institute (AMBHI), Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9235-7098
Catherine
Collins
Shannon Applied Biotechnology Centre, Department of Applied Science, Technological University of the Shannon (TUS), Limerick, Ireland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3076-789X
Babatunde F.
Bakare
Department of Nature Conservation, Mangosuthu University of Technology, Durban, South Africa
Department of Chemical Engineering, Mangosuthu University of Technology, Durban, South Africa
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1521-682X
Single-use plastics emanating from the food and beverage industry are polluting the environment, and there is increasing public pressure to find ‘green’ solutions to plastic pollution. The introduction of more bio-based and biodegradable plastics (possibly manufactured by disruptive technologies), increased plastic recycling, and enhanced degradation of plastics (micro, meso, and macro) in the environment can holistically contribute to solving the problem for future generations. In order to inform future research, it is imperative that robust background data and information are available. This review provides details about the volumes and categories of food and beverage packaging manufactured and recycled, and available data (qualitative and quantitative) on environmental plastic pollution in South Africa, and to a lesser extent, in Europe and globally. In addition, current and future trends and technologies for recycling, enhanced degradation, and manufacturing of plastics are discussed, with an emphasis on the manufacture of bioplastics.
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