Doprinos održivom razvoju primenom i recikliranjem ambalaže od polimernih materijala ; Contribution to sustainable development by application and recycling of packaging made from polymer materials

U poslednjih dvadesetak godina došlo je do naglog porasta primene polimernih materijala za izradu ambalaže praktično svih vrsta proizvoda, a naročito prehrambenih, kozmetičkih i farmaceutskih. I pored toga, u svetu, a i kod nas, dosta često se čuju ideje da polimerni materijali zadovoljavaju sve tehničke i ekonomske uslove, ali zbog toga što ne mogu da se uklope u kružni tok materije u prirodi oni zagađuju čovekovu sredinu i samim tim ne zadovoljavaju ekološke uslove, pa ih ne treba koristiti za izradu ambalaže, a naročito ne za pakovanje životnih namirnica. U okviru ovoga rada ukazano je na neke rezultate ostvarene u svetu na polju ekologije i ekonomije primenom i recikliranjem ambalaže od polimernih materijala, kao i njen doprinos održivom razvoju. Na osnovu do sada ostvarenih rezultata očekuje se da će primena ambalaže od polimernih materijala u nerazvijenim zemljama, i to naročito za pakovanje prehrambenih proizvoda, značajno doprineti da se smanje razlike u stepenu razvijenosti zemalja sveta. ; In the last twenty years a rapid increase occurred in the application of polymer materials for packaging of practically all types of products, especially food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. Nevertheless, in the world and in Serbia as well, one can quite often hear the ideas that polymer materials satisfy all the technical and economic conditions, but because they cannot fit into the circular flow of matter in nature, they pollute the environment and therefore do not meet ecological requirements, so they should not be used for packaging, and especially not for packaging of foodstuffs. In this paper it is pointed out on some results obtained in the world in the field of ecology and economy by application and recycling of packaging made from polymer materials, as well as its contribution to the sustainable development. Based on the recent results, it is expected that application of packaging made from polymer materials in developing countries, particularly in food packaging, will significantly contribute to the ...