Eco-design of food and beverage packaging

Emerging Food Packaging Technologies: Principles and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 361-379

  Han, J H ^a   Lee, Dong Sun ^b   Min, S C ^c   Chung, M S ^d  

^a PEPSICO INC   (United States)

^b Kyungnam University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul Women University   (South Korea)

^d Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biodegradable material; Life cycle analysis; Supply chain; Sustainability; Sustainable packaging

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902609850     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-84569-809-6.50018-X     Document Type: Chapter

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