Most laminated packaging waste with aluminum is viewed as garbage so that it is incinerated in the end. However, technology of disposal and reuse for the waste has developed in Taiwan, and for the sake of sustainable use of resources, The Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) is planning to assess the feasibility of announcing laminated packaging waste as recyclable items. According to the outcome of experiment on treatment technology for laminated packaging waste with aluminum and the impact assessment for environment, economy and human health, there are more challenges and restrictions on treatment of laminated packaging with aluminum, and these results imply that incinerating directly should be maintained instead of announcing for recycling. As for the key points to recycle laminated packaging waste with aluminum officially in the future are: 1) encourage manufacturers to select suitable materials for disposal and reuse,2) mark the packaging thereof with component materials, 3) increase treatment efficiency and economic benefits. Moreover, it is recommended giving preference to promote environmentally friendly design for laminated packaging with aluminum, enhancing treatment efficiency and economic performance by incentive policies, and then assess the feasibility of laminated packaging waste with aluminum for official announcement.

Laminated packaging with aluminum, Recycling, Reuse