Assessment of Sustainability Aspects of the Packaging’s Deposit-Refund System in Latvia

Riga Technical University 53rd International Scientific Conference: Dedicated to the 150th Anniversary and the 1st Congress of World Engineers and Riga Polytechnical Institute / RTU Alumni: Digest 2012
Elīna Dāce, Ieva Pakere, Dagnija Blumberga

The paper presents the results of an analysis of the social, economic and environmental aspects. The results show that the deposit-refund system has a positive influence on the environmental aspects, however the benefits gained have to be balanced with the system’s costs and efficiency, which is hard to reach in Latvia because of small beverage drinks’ consumption. Therefore, solutions have to be found to enhance the existing curbside containers’ system rather than to introduce the deposit-refund system.

Atslēgas vārdi
Deposit-refund system, Packaging waste, Sustainability, Deposit fee, Beverage drinks
Hipersaite
http://scientific-conference2012.rtu.lv/sites/default/files/RTU_Conference_2012.pdf

Dāce, E., Pakere, I., Blumberga, D. Assessment of Sustainability Aspects of the Packaging’s Deposit-Refund System in Latvia. No: Riga Technical University 53rd International Scientific Conference: Dedicated to the 150th Anniversary and the 1st Congress of World Engineers and Riga Polytechnical Institute / RTU Alumni: Digest, Latvija, Riga, 11.-12. oktobris, 2012. Riga: RTU, 2012, 141.-141.lpp. ISBN 978-9934-10-360-5.

Publikācijas valoda
English (en)