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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 187-200 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Packaging Technology and Science |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
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Keywords
- Environmental impacts
- food losses
- packaging desing
- sustainability
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Framework for sustainable food packaging design. / Grönman, Kaisa (Corresponding Author); Soukka, Risto; Järvi-Kääriäinen, Terhen; Katajajuuri, Juha-Matti; Kuisma, Mika; Koivupuro, Heta-Kaisa; Ollila, Margareetta; Pitkänen, Marja; Miettinen, Olli; Silvenius, Frans; Thun, Rabbe; Wessman, Helena; Linnanen, Lassi.
In: Packaging Technology and Science, Vol. 26, No. 4, 2013, p. 187-200.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Framework for sustainable food packaging design
AU - Grönman, Kaisa
AU - Soukka, Risto
AU - Järvi-Kääriäinen, Terhen
AU - Katajajuuri, Juha-Matti
AU - Kuisma, Mika
AU - Koivupuro, Heta-Kaisa
AU - Ollila, Margareetta
AU - Pitkänen, Marja
AU - Miettinen, Olli
AU - Silvenius, Frans
AU - Thun, Rabbe
AU - Wessman, Helena
AU - Linnanen, Lassi
N1 - Project code: 38389, Futupack EKO2010
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - he environmental impacts of packages have been found to be relatively small compared with the food items they contain. Furthermore, from the environmental and operational point of view, the most significant task of the package is to protect the product, which is important to acknowledge in the packaging design process. This study introduces a guiding framework for designing sustainable food packaging. In this approach, the entire life cycle of the product–package combination is taken into consideration. The emphasis is on the prevention of food losses in packaging design as a major environmental criterion. Consideration of the properties of both the package and the product itself when designing the final package will lead to a better end result with smaller product losses and environmental impacts. By using different assessment methods in the different stages of the packaging design, the sustainability of the package can be enhanced. The decision making of the packaging designer is facilitated with methods that are introduced step by step and in a certain order that will also allow for corrective measures through back‐loops in the design process. The purpose is to integrate sustainability aspects at all stages firmly into the design process.
AB - he environmental impacts of packages have been found to be relatively small compared with the food items they contain. Furthermore, from the environmental and operational point of view, the most significant task of the package is to protect the product, which is important to acknowledge in the packaging design process. This study introduces a guiding framework for designing sustainable food packaging. In this approach, the entire life cycle of the product–package combination is taken into consideration. The emphasis is on the prevention of food losses in packaging design as a major environmental criterion. Consideration of the properties of both the package and the product itself when designing the final package will lead to a better end result with smaller product losses and environmental impacts. By using different assessment methods in the different stages of the packaging design, the sustainability of the package can be enhanced. The decision making of the packaging designer is facilitated with methods that are introduced step by step and in a certain order that will also allow for corrective measures through back‐loops in the design process. The purpose is to integrate sustainability aspects at all stages firmly into the design process.
KW - Environmental impacts
KW - food losses
KW - packaging desing
KW - sustainability
U2 - 10.1002/pts.1971
DO - 10.1002/pts.1971
M3 - Article
VL - 26
SP - 187
EP - 200
JO - Packaging Technology and Science
JF - Packaging Technology and Science
SN - 0894-3214
IS - 4
ER -