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Record Nr.

UNINA9910672494203321

Titolo

Packaging for Sustainability [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Karli Verghese, Helen Lewis, Leanne Fitzpatrick

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Springer London : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2012

ISBN

1-280-79439-9

9786613704788

0-85729-988-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2012.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (389 p.)

Classificazione

QR 529

Disciplina

658.5/64

658.564

Soggetti

Industrial engineering

Production engineering

Waste management

Engineering design

Management

Industrial management

Industrial and Production Engineering

Waste Management/Waste Technology

Engineering Design

Innovation/Technology Management

Aufsatzsammlung

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Developing the Strategy -- 2. Designing for Sustainability -- 3. Marketing and Communicating Sustainability -- 4. Complying with Regulations -- 5. Applying Life Cycle Assessment -- 6. Packaging Materials -- 7. Selecting and Applying Tools -- 8. Implementing the Strategy.

Sommario/riassunto

The packaging industry is under pressure from regulators, customers and other stakeholders to improve packaging’s sustainability by reducing its environmental and societal impacts. This is a considerable challenge because of the complex interactions between products and



their packaging, and the many roles that packaging plays in the supply chain. Packaging for Sustainability is a concise and readable handbook for practitioners who are trying to implement sustainability strategies for packaging. Industry case studies are used throughout the book to illustrate possible applications and scenarios. Packaging for Sustainability draws on the expertise of researchers and industry practitioners to provide information on business benefits, environmental issues and priorities, environmental evaluation tools, design for environment, marketing strategies, and challenges for the future.