The influence of packaging attributes on consumer behaviour in food-packaging life cycle assessment studies - A neglected topic

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 73, Issue , 2014, Pages 100-108

  Wikström, Fredrik ^a   Williams, Helén ^a   Verghese, Karli ^b   Clune, Stephen ^c  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Food waste; Functional unit; LCA; Packaging; Packaging attributes

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; FOOD WASTE; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; LIFE CYCLE; PACKAGING MACHINES;

FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PRODUCERS; FUNCTIONAL UNITS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); PACKAGING DESIGNS; PACKAGING ISSUES; PACKAGING REGULATIONS; PACKAGING SYSTEM;

PACKAGING;

EID: 84901267816     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.10.042     Document Type: Article

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