The environmental impact of packaging in food supply chains—does life cycle assessment of food provide the full picture?

K Molina-Besch, F Wikström, H Williams - The International Journal of Life …, 2019‏ - Springer
Purpose Due to the urgency and the magnitude of the environmental problems caused by
food supply chains, it is important that the recommendations for packaging improvements …

[HTML][HTML] How accurate is plastic end-of-life modeling in LCA? Investigating the main assumptions and deviations for the end-of-life management of plastic packaging

F Pellengahr, A Ghannadzadeh… - Sustainable Production …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
To integrate plastic packaging into circular economy models, end-of-life (EoL) management
is attracting increasing attention. The integration of plastic products into a circular economy …

Consumer attitudes towards biobased packaging–A cross-cultural comparative study

C Herbes, C Beuthner, I Ramme - Journal of cleaner production, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Growing awareness of the environmental damage associated with conventional product
packaging has led to keen interest in 'green','environmentally friendly'or …

[HTML][HTML] Life cycle assessment of reusable plastic food packaging

P Yadav, F Silvenius, JM Katajajuuri… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The present study focuses on the cradle-to-grave life cycle assessment (LCA) of a reusable
takeaway food container. The system boundary includes the production, transport, use, and …

The influence of packaging attributes on recycling and food waste behaviour–An environmental comparison of two packaging alternatives

F Wikström, H Williams, G Venkatesh - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2016‏ - Elsevier
This paper analyses how user behaviour influences the environmental comparison of two
different packages for minced meat-a lightweight tube and a tray. The direct and indirect …

Aquatic micro‐and nano‐plastics in life cycle assessment: Development of an effect factor for the quantification of their physical impact on biota

J Lavoie, AM Boulay, C Bulle - Journal of Industrial Ecology, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Plastic litter of all sizes has been acknowledged as a serious threat to biodiversity,
especially in the marine environment. The fact that life cycle assessment (LCA) does not …

[HTML][HTML] A comparative life cycle assessment of meat trays made of various packaging materials

D Maga, M Hiebel, V Aryan - Sustainability, 2019‏ - mdpi.com
In light of the debate on the circular economy, the EU strategy for plastics, and several
national regulations, such as the German Packaging Act, polymeric foam materials as well …

Polylactic acid trays for fresh-food packaging: A Carbon Footprint assessment

C Ingrao, C Tricase, A Cholewa-Wójcik… - Science of the Total …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
This paper discusses application of Carbon Footprint (CF) for quantification of the 100-year
Global Warming Potential (GWP 100) associated with the life cycle of polylactic acid (PLA) …

User preference for electronic commerce overpackaging solutions: Implications for cleaner production

S Lu, L Yang, W Liu, L Jia - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The volume of express delivery has increased dramatically with the rapid development of
electronic commerce (e-commerce) in China. This increase exacerbates overpackaging and …

“Sustainable packaging logistics”. The link between sustainability and competitiveness in supply chains

J García-Arca, AT González-Portela Garrido… - Sustainability, 2017‏ - mdpi.com
Packaging is one element that can support and promote improvements and innovations in
sustainable management of supply chains. This multifunctional vision has brought about the …