Framework for sustainable food packaging design

Packaging Technology and Science

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 187-200

  Grönman, Kaisa ^a   Soukka, Risto ^a   Järvi Kääriäinen, Terhen ^b   Katajajuuri, Juha Matti ^c   Kuisma, Mika ^d   Koivupuro, Heta Kaisa ^c   Ollila, Margareetta ^b   Pitkänen, Marja ^e   Miettinen, Olli ^d   Silvenius, Frans ^c   Thun, Rabbe ^c   Wessman, Helena ^e   Linnanen, Lassi ^a  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b Association of Packaging Technology and Research (PTR)   (Finland)

^c FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^e VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

environmental impacts; food losses; packaging design; sustainability

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHODS; CORRECTIVE MEASURES; DIFFERENT STAGES; ENTIRE LIFE CYCLES; FOOD LOSS; INTEGRATE SUSTAINABILITY; PACKAGING DESIGNERS; PACKAGING DESIGNS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PACKAGING MACHINES; PRODUCT DESIGN; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

PACKAGING;

EID: 84879242995     PISSN: 08943214     EISSN: 10991522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pts.1971     Document Type: Article

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