Organization of the collecting and recycling process of glass packaging

U današnje vrijeme, reciklaža, postaje sastavni dio našeg života. Ispravno izdvajanje i sortiranje različitih vrsta otpada može sačuvati njihove najvažnije vrijednosti te ih pretvoriti u vrijedne sirovine. U ovom završnom radu ističe se važnost recikliranja radi zaštite životne sredine te jednako tako i flore i faune, kako bi se na najbolji mogući način iskoristio materijal te se ponovno vratio na tržište. Jednako tako ističe se i važnost recikliranja staklene ambalaže koja se može reciklirati nebrojeno puta bez gubitka na vrijednosti same sirovine. Reciklažom staklene ambalaže uvelike se štedi na resursima iz prirode kao i same energije. U samom radu, također, se objašnjava sam proces prikupljanja staklene ambalaže, transport, skladištenje i obrada. To je opsežni proces u kojem sudjeluju svi ljudi u svojim domaćinstvima, radnim mjestima, proizvodnji i slično. Objašnjava se način na koji se prerađuje staklena ambalaža te njezino ponovno vraćanje na tržište. Logistika povrata ima veliku ulogu u tom procesu jer nam omogućuje da se prerađeni proizvodi ponovno vrate u prodavaonice te su tako dostupni svim korisnicima. Logistika povrata zapravo prikazuje kružni tok proizvoda od njegove proizvodnje i upotrebe, preko prikupljanja i recikliranja, do ponovne proizvodnje te upotrebe. Primjer reciklaže staklene ambalaže je firma Vetropack Straža d.d. koja je jedina takva tvornica na području RH. Posjeduju veliki kapacitet staklene ambalaže koju recikliraju i zatim plasiraju na domaće i strano tržište te su u tome vrlo uspješni.Nowadays, recycling becomes an integral part of our lives. Correct separation and sorting of different types of waste can preserve their most important values and covert them into valuable raw materials. This final paper highlights the importance of recycling for the protection of the environment and the animals and plants, in order to make the best use of the material and return to the market. Equally important is the impotance of recycling glass packaging that can be recycled countless times without loss of value of the raw material itself. I think this is a very important raw material we use in everyday life for various purposes. Recycling of glass packaging greatly saves resources from nature as well as energy itself. In the final paper, also explains the process of collecting glass packaging, transport, storage and processing. It is an extensive process involving all people in their households, workplace and production. It explains how glass packaging is being processed and its reemerging on the market. Return logistics has a major role in this process because its allows us to return processed products to stores and products are again available to users. Retrurn logistics actually represents the roundabout product from its production and use, through collection and recycling, to re – production and use. An example of glass packaging recyclinf is the Vetropack Straža d.d. which is the only factory for recycling glass in RH. They have a large capacity of glass packaging recycled and then placed on domestic and foreign markets and they are very successful