Recycled plastic materials in Thailand are collected from two main streams: post-consumer waste and industrial waste.   The collected materials are processed for use mostly with nonfood contact applications.   In the past decade, the usage of recycled plastics for food packaging is estimated to be 10% of the total usage of recycled plastics.  The key success in using recycled plastic materials in Thailand is effective supply chain management starting from collecting, sorting, cleaning, extruding, and pelletization.  The challenges for the use of recycled plastic for food packaging include the restricted laws and regulations for the use of recycled plastic for food packaging, and the efficiency in collecting and handling plastics with the least contamination.<br/>

Use of recycled plastics for food packaging in Thailand

254th National Meeting (2017)

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