RECYCLING-ORIENTED IDENTIFICATION OF FOSSIL-BASED PLASTICS AND BIOPLASTICS IN PACKAGING WASTE USING HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING AND HIERARCHICAL CLASSIFICATION
The increasing use of bioplastics in packaging leads to their presence within conventional plastic waste streams, where even minor cross-contamination can compromise recycled material quality. Therefore, rapid and efficient material identification strategies are required to support high-purity sorting processes. This s...