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ACT - Assessing Product & Packaging End of Life

 
Packaging End of Life

Packaging from life science products remains a sizable waste stream for most organizations.  Packaging is assessed and scored based on its most likely end-of-life scenario:  landfill, recyclable, compostable, biodegradable, or part of a take-back program.  Packaging that is wholly reusable or part of a take-back program receives the lowest score of 1; packaging that is most commonly disposed of in a landfill receives a score of 10.
 
Product End of Life

There are many end-of-life scenarios for life science research products due the wide variety of equipment, chemicals, and consumables available.  Products may be sent to landfill, incinerated, used as fuel in waste-to-energy operations, recycled, neutralized (in the case of chemicals), compostable, or wholly reusable.  Hazardous waste (both RCRA and non-RCRA) and non-hazardous waste are considered independently and according to standard regulatory requirements.  Products that end their lives in landfills receive the highest score of 10; products whose manufacturers can demonstrate their diversion from landfill via recycling or another end-of-life scenario receive a lower score.

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