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Disposition<br />

Once product does begin to flow into the pipeline, the processing system must be prepared to<br />

h<strong>and</strong>le the resulting volume. An example from Germany illustrates the problem. Germany’s<br />

Duales System Deutschl<strong>and</strong> (DSD) made an aggressive effort to collect <strong>and</strong> recycle packaging<br />

waste. However, the system generated over 400,000 metric tons of plastic packaging waste in<br />

1993—twice their capacity to recycle the product. The program finds itself in a significant<br />

supply <strong>and</strong> dem<strong>and</strong> imbalance, <strong>and</strong> officials are taking steps to correct the situation.<br />

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