Strategies for Collecting Lightweight Packaging Waste from Households: Environmental Impact, Cost and Acceptance

Comparing the collecting systems, a co-mingled collection of lightweight packaging in a bag delivered at the recycling centre proofed to be the most eco-efficient method for the ZAK Kempten. The eco-efficiency of sorted packaging collection at the recycling centre is similar to the kerbside collection scenarios. Comparing these kerbside collection scenarios, no significant difference between the eco-efficiency of the "yellow bag" and the "recycling" bin could be determined.
In addition to the eco-efficiency analysis a survey among citizens was conducted. This research shows that a kerbside collection system is the most appropriate system to collect lightweight packaging from house-holds. Within the various recycling collection systems most people, especially younger ones, would prefer a "recycling bin".