The use of glass as a packaging material, recycling and a general outlook of the procedures in Turkey

Abstract

The world population has been increasing rather fast along with an inevitable rise in the process of industrialization. Today, the world population has reached 7.2 billion and it has been struggling for better standards of life. However, the ecological equilibrium has been tilted off as a result of depletion of natural resources and of the damage to the nature in order to obtain such packaging materials used for the needs of 7.2 billion people, mainly in terms of food and catering sectors as well as textile, furniture and the like. In today's world, people tend to consume foods and beverages known as fast food so as to save their time in a world of competition which renders volumes of packaging wastes naturally. In this context, packaging items made of glass are worth considering and relatively more advantageous than others, since they are recyclable and hygienic. Hence, in this work there have been some evaluations and analysis made for glass as a packaging material in Turkey. © 2014 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.