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The research concerns a very important area of management, namely, reverse logistics, as the ecological conditions of the transition from the traditional model of material flows to the modern approach of logistics, as a closed cycle of materials and energy. This subject is very timely in light of the strategy pursued by the European Union for sustainable development, based on the concept of the system of "Integrated governance" which consists of a triad: society - economy - environment (ecosystem). Logistics systems activities require the assurance of adequate economical and environmental efficiency levels on the demands of sustainable development The main aim of the paper is to present the concept of reverse logistics and recycling in the context of sustainable development and also focus on the economical and environmental optimization of reverse logistics processes in plastics packaging. The presented article is part of research on developing application methods for the settlement of environmental-economic support for reverse logistics processes aimed at reducing consumption of energy and raw materials by manufacturers of plastics, which ultimately translates into added value in terms of so-called environmental benefits. The process of waste disposal can be significantly boosted by logistics, and especially by reverse logistics, which is "fixed" in traditional logistics and yet is representative of the ecological orientation of logistics and therefore very well suited to the imperative of sustainable development.

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