Aseptic boxes, milk cartons
This profile covers aseptic boxes and paper milk cartons because they are collected together in recycling programs, but statistics are given separately for each product. Aseptic boxes, more commonly known as drink boxes, are used for fruit juices and milk. Aseptic processing involves a high-temperature/short-time treatment in which liquid products are heated quickly to a temperature at which sterilization occurs. The product is then cooled and placed in a sterile container. By weight, aseptic boxes are 70% paper (used for stiffness and strength), 24% polyethylene (used in four different layers to seal the package liquid-tight), and 6% aluminum foil (used as a barrier against air and light). By weight, milk cartons are 80% paper and 20% polyethylene.
- OSTI ID:
- 5991774
- Journal Information:
- Waste Age; (United States), Journal Name: Waste Age; (United States) Vol. 24:9; ISSN WAGEAE; ISSN 0043-1001
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
320604* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Municipalities & Community Systems-- Municipal Waste Management-- (1980-)
ALUMINIUM
BEVERAGES
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BODY FLUIDS
CONTAINERS
ELEMENTS
FOOD
MANAGEMENT
MARKET
MATERIALS
METALS
MILK
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
PAPER
POLYETHYLENES
POLYMERS
POLYOLEFINS
RECYCLING
SOLID WASTES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES