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EnvPack an LCA-based tool for environmental assessment of packaging chains. Part 1: scope, methods and inventory of tool by Ligthart, Tom N., Thoden van Velzen, Eggo U., Brouwer, Marieke

“…Purpose The environmental impact, resource use and waste generation of packaging has been a topic of worldwide debate. This resulted in founding the…”
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The impact of collection portfolio expansion on key performance indicators of the Dutch recycling system for Post-Consumer Plastic Packaging Waste, a comparison between 2014 and 2017 by Brouwer, Marieke, Picuno, Caterina, Thoden van Velzen, Eggo U., Kuchta, Kerstin, De Meester, Steven, Ragaert, Kim

“…•The Dutch post-consumer plastic packaging recycling network is described for 2017.•The collection portfolio had been expanded with beverage cartons and…”
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Predictive model for the Dutch post-consumer plastic packaging recycling system and implications for the circular economy by Brouwer, Marieke T., Thoden van Velzen, Eggo U., Augustinus, Antje, Soethoudt, Han, De Meester, Steven, Ragaert, Kim

“…•A model of the Dutch post-consumer plastic packaging recycling system has been established.•Both the amounts of produced milled goods and their polymeric…”
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Keep circularity meaningful, inclusive and practical: A view into the plastics value chain by Cimpan, Ciprian, Iacovidou, Eleni, Rigamonti, Lucia, Thoden van Velzen, Eggo U.

“…•The term circularity is deceptively parsimonious.•Simple indicators can promote non-sustainable outcomes.•Methods and tools to measure circularity need to…”
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Strategies to enhance the circularity of non-bottle PET packaging waste based on a detailed material characterisation by Santomasi, Giusy, Aquilino, Rosiana, Brouwer, Marieke, De Gisi, Sabino, Smeding, Ingeborg, Todaro, Francesco, Notarnicola, Michele, Thoden van Velzen, Eggo U.

“…•16 different types of PET trays from LWP and SP’s samples were characterised.•Composition of PET tray as packaging objects, polymers, contaminants was…”
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Separate collection of plastic waste, better than technical sorting from municipal solid waste? by Feil, Alexander, Pretz, Thomas, Jansen, Michael, Thoden van Velzen, Eggo U

“…The politically preferred solution to fulfil legal recycling demands is often implementing separate collection systems. However, experience shows their…”
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Volatile organic contaminants in HDPE milk bottles along the mechanical recycling value chain, revealing origins and contamination pathways by Thoden van Velzen, Eggo U., Workala, Yarek, Teunissen, Wouter, Smeding, Ingeborg

“…To progress towards closed-loop recycling of plastic packages it is vital to understand the origin of contaminants and to develop effective mitigation…”
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Expanding the collection portfolio of plastic packaging: Impact on quantity and quality of sorted plastic waste fractions by Roosen, Martijn, Mys, Nicolas, Kleinhans, Kerstin, Lase, Irdanto Saputra, Huysveld, Sophie, Brouwer, Marieke, Thoden van Velzen, Eggo U., Van Geem, Kevin M., Dewulf, Jo, Ragaert, Kim, Dumoulin, Ann, de Meester, Steven

“…•Sorted plastic waste fractions comprise various polymers and other substances.•Indicators are used to evaluate the performance of collection and…”
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Tailor-made enzymes poised to propel plastic recycling into a new era by Thoden van Velzen, Eggo U., Santomasi, Giusy

“…Waste streams of the plastic poly(ethylene terephthalate) that can be recycled into material suitable for food packaging are limited, creating a shortfall of…”
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Strategic selection tool for thermoplastic materials in a renewable circular economy: Identifying future circular polymers by Maaskant, Evelien, Post, Wouter, Brouwer, Marieke T., van Es, Daan S., Thoden van Velzen, Eggo.U.

“…To progress towards a renewable circular economy for thermoplastic materials it is imperative to decouple from fossil feedstocks, to maximise looping…”
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Self-Assembled Monolayers of Receptor Adsorbates on Gold: Preparation and Characterization by Thoden van Velzen, Eggo U, Engbersen, Johan F. J, Reinhoudt, David N

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Tailor-made enzymes for plastic recycling by van Velzen, Eggo U Thoden, Santomasi, Giusy

“…A wide variety of packaging is made from PET, such as trays, tubs, cups and blister packs, and the demand for transparent, food-grade recycled PET (rPET), in…”
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Self-Assembled Monolayers of Resorcin[4]arene Tetrasulfides on Gold by Thoden van Velzen, Eggo U, Engbersen, Johan F. J, de Lange, Pieter J, Mahy, Jan W. G, Reinhoudt, David N

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