Reuse of honey jars for healthier bees: Developing a sustainable honey jars supply chain through the use of LCA

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 177, Issue , 2018, Pages 573-588

  Postacchini, Leonardo ^a   Mazzuto, Giovanni ^a   Paciarotti, Claudia ^a   Ciarapica, Filippo E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Glass jars reuse; Honeybees; Life cycle assessment; Logistic optimization; Sustainable local industrial development; Sustainable supply chain management

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; FOOD PRODUCTS; GLASS; LIFE CYCLE; PACKAGING; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

GLASS JARS; HONEYBEES; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAINS;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 85041097852     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.12.240     Document Type: Article

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