The role of flexible packaging in the life cycle of coffee and butter

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Büsser, Sybille ^a   Jungbluth, Niels ^a  

^a ESU services Ltd fair Consulting in Sustainability   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Backed goods; Brewing; Butter; Coffee; Cold storage; Consumer behaviour; Espresso; Flexible packaging; Food products; Milk

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUTTER; COFFEE; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD STORAGE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 67249096528     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-008-0056-2     Document Type: Article

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