Assessing the Environmental Sustainability of Food Packaging: An Extended Life Cycle Assessment including Packaging-Related Food Losses and Waste and Circularity Assessment

Pauer, Erik; Wohner, Bernhard; Heinrich, Victoria; Tacker, Manfred

doi:10.3390/su11030925

Cited by 140 publications

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“…The sustainability of food packaging can be judged through three aspects: its direct impact on the environment, the quantity of food-losses and wastes related to packaging, and the circularity of packaging (reusability, recycling). On the other hand, food packaging also contributes to food protection; prevent it from being wasted early, becoming unfit for human consumption [51]. The role of food packaging varies in this way.…”

Section: Waste Originates From Food Chainsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Examination of Short Supply Chains Based on Circular Economy and Sustainability Aspects

2019

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The sustainability of global food chains and intense agricultural production has become questionable. At the same time, the consumers’ interest in short supply chains (SSCs) and direct sales from producers has increased. SSCs are connected to sustainability by researchers. Their (supposed) positive sustainability attributes are based mostly on extensive production methods and short transport distances. However, from other points of view, the economic and environmental sustainability of the short chains is questionable. Our research aims to cast light on the SSCs’ role in circular economy and sustainability. By deep literature review and content analysis, we determine the sustainability aspects of short (local) chains and their effects related to economy and environment. Short supply chains are connected most widely to circularity and sustainability by the subjects of environmental burden (transport, production method, emission), health, food quality, consumers’ behavior, producer-consumer relationships, and local economy. According to our experience, these factors cannot be generalised across all kinds of short chains. Their circular economic and sustainability features are dependent on their spatial location, type, and individual attitudes of the involved consumers and producers.

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Section: Waste Originates From Food Chainsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Examination of Short Supply Chains Based on Circular Economy and Sustainability Aspects

2019

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“…It is also interesting to note that consumers have acquired a pro-environmental consciousness, which is in accordance with the study of Popovic, Bossink and van der Sijde [ 42 ], who examined the factors that influence the consumers’ decision to purchase food in environmentally friendly packaging. Pauer et al [ 43 ], propose a methodological framework for environmental assessment of food packaging and Lehmann [ 44 ] proposes a platform for improving the understanding of what was really happening with, amongst other forms of waste, food at the consumer household level.…”

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confidence: 99%

Investigating Food Packaging Elements from a Consumer’s Perspective

Konstantoglou

Folinas

Fotiadis

2020

Foods

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This study aims to identify and evaluate packaging elements in the food industry, taking into account various business areas/disciplines. The research was conducted with a sample of 1219 customers. An initial pool of 43 packaging items was developed, aiming to examine the elements that have a relationship with consumer behavior in buying food products. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted on a random split-half sample of the data to examine the factor structure of these elements in the general population. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted in the holdout sample. The EFA of the packaging items resulted in seven factors: (1) Informational content, (2) Content protection and recognition, (3) Smart functioning, (4) Geometry, (5) Environmental friendliness (6) Endurance, and (7) Coloration. The CFA in the holdout sample supported this factor structure. The findings are informed by the consumer attitudes and predispositions towards packaging, thus having useful managerial applications.

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“…The production of plastic increased significantly in the last decades, and China is among the main polluters in this field [53]. The alternatives considered for packaging have, consequently, relationships with human health and sustainability [54]. Recovering aluminium is another concern with packaging [55].…”

Section: Product Life Cyclementioning

confidence: 99%

Circular Economy and Economic Development in the European Union: A Review and Bibliometric Analysis

Martinho

Mourão

2020

Sustainability

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Increased changes in the climate and ecosystems call for a sustainable economic development, where economic growth should be compatible with the environment goals. In order to do this, it is urgent to find new ways of life and new production systems that make our ecological footprint compatible with global sustainability. The concept of the circular economy has brought relevant contributions to this problem. The central objective of the study presented here is to highlight the main insights presented through scientific literature about the concept of the circular economy within the European Union. In practice, the intention is to show what has already been done about this topic and what can/should be implemented in the future. To achieve these objectives, 144 articles were considered from the Web of Science (Core Collection) for the topics “circular economy” and “European Union”. These documents were, firstly, analysed through a proper literature review and later explored through bibliometric analysis, considering bibliographic data and the VOSviewer software. As the main findings have revealed, the increased importance of this concept within the European Union is recognized. However, this paper also identifies several challenges in the literature, namely the concentration of the identified publications in certain countries, organizations, and authors.

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Assessing the Environmental Sustainability of Food Packaging: An Extended Life Cycle Assessment including Packaging-Related Food Losses and Waste and Circularity Assessment

Cited by 140 publications

References 48 publications

Examination of Short Supply Chains Based on Circular Economy and Sustainability Aspects

Examination of Short Supply Chains Based on Circular Economy and Sustainability Aspects

Investigating Food Packaging Elements from a Consumer’s Perspective

Circular Economy and Economic Development in the European Union: A Review and Bibliometric Analysis

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