Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Packaging Systems for Extended Shelf Life Milk

Bertolini, Massimo; Bottani, Eleonora; Vignali, Giuseppe; Volpi, Andrea

doi:10.1002/pts.2235

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“…Therefore, the aim of this study is to identify the expectations of older consumers regarding the packaging of food products according to their age and shopping habits. Due to the fact that milk packaging is characterised by a large variety of types, from classic (glass bottle) to modern (multilayer laminates or plastic containers of various shapes and sizes), as well as by a wide range of technology and materials which need be used (Haghighi‐Manesh & Azizi, ) in consideration of product transport and storage conditions (Bertolini, Bottani, Vignali, & Volpi, ), it was chosen as the model subject of the study.…”

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Perceptions of older consumers regarding food packaging as a prerequisite for its improvement: A case study of Polish market

Świda

Halagarda

Popek

2018

Int J Consumer Studies

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In many societies, the scale of demographic change associated with increased longevity has the potential to influence the market for consumer goods. As a result, continuous improvement in packaging design that takes into account the needs of older people should become an important challenge for both packaging producers and product manufacturers. Due to the fact that there is limited research concerning the design of food packaging for older people, the aim of the study was to identify the expectations of this group of consumers in this respect. Milk packaging was selected as a model subject of study. Factors influencing older consumers and their buying patterns when purchasing milk have been thoroughly examined. The research was conducted among people over the age of 60 with the use of three methods: a questionnaire (600 subjects), an in-depth interview (60 subjects) and eye tracking (30 subjects). The results of the study show that older consumers have specific preferences regarding packaging type and design. When considering milk packaging, for example, they prefer glass bottles, simple graphics and font and subdued colours.They most frequently look for information concerning the product's expiration date, its producer's name and its composition. Eye tracking revealed that the older the consumers are, the more problems with finding expiration date they have. The time required to find such information, however, strongly depends on where exactly the expiration date is printed on the packaging. The preferred place in this case is the top of the bottle. Older consumers identify product's brand with the name of the producer. Moreover, the absence of the term 'ingredients': on the milk packaging oftentimes causes confusion among older people, who are concerned about potential food additive content. K E Y W O R D Sconsumer survey, eye tracking, in-depth interview, older consumer, milk packaging

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Perceptions of older consumers regarding food packaging as a prerequisite for its improvement: A case study of Polish market

Świda

Halagarda

Popek

2018

Int J Consumer Studies

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“…A product life cycle assessment (LCA) identified that a more wide-ranging integrated approach, encompassing economic, social and environmental considerations, jointly with more efficient packaging design, which save on material and are recyclable, is the key to sustainable packaging (Lee and Xu, 2005). For instance, a change in packaging materials of 13 Italian tomato-based products contributed to a reduction in their weight (Del Borghi et al, 2014), whilst a multilayer carton system was found to be the least environmentally impacting alternative for extended shelf-life milk (Bertolini et al, 2016). LCA was used to analyze the foamy Polylactic Acid (PLA) trays for fresh-food packaging applications with results indicating that the highest environmental impacts come from the production and transport of the granules, so highlighting the need to identify alternative biopolymers (Ingrao et al, 2017).…”

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“…Actors in the supply chain must collaborate (Leppelt et al, 2013) based on transparency of information considering quality management, process controls and shelflife management (Mena et al, 2014). Other actions helping to achieve environmental improvements in packaging include: better distribution packaging aiming at reducing damage in transport and handling (Verghese et al, 2015); and the optimization of the life cycle impacts of the packaging materials (Bertolini et al, 2016;Ingrao et al, 2017).…”

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Drivers, opportunities and barriers for a retailer in the pursuit of more sustainable packaging redesign

Gustavo

Pereira

Bond

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Journal of Cleaner Production

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Redesign can reduce the environmental impact generated by product packaging. The literature presents the elements to be observed in a packaging redesign, as well as the important role of the retailer in delivering more sustainable outcomes through consideration of product packaging. However, the literature is almost silent on the motivations, opportunities and barriers faced by the retailers that try to improve the packaging of the items sold in their stores. To fill this gap, a case study approach was adopted which investigated a global supermarket chain through interviews with senior management and participant observation. Findings suggest that the greatest motivation to the packaging redesign seems to be the economic gains (for the supermarket and its suppliers), which cogenerate environmental gains. The opportunities include the adjustment of the packaging size or type. Sizes could be increased when consumers buy more than one package during a single visit to the supermarket, or reduced when consumers discard part of a perishable product without consuming it (due to over-large packaging). Barriers result from commercial uncertainties associated with: how the new packaging will affect the sales of other items? How the new design will influence the number of times that a consumer visits the supermarket? And how the new design will affect the amount of money spent by the consumer on each visit? Further studies could investigate: how to mitigate these uncertainties? How to leverage sustainability based on the economic focus? How to identify redesign opportunities among thousands of sold items? And how to better convince the suppliers that reject the supermarket proposals? The understanding developed from the case study has facilitated the derivation of a number of propositions aiming to leverage sustainability gains from packaging redesign in practice.

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“…where IFLT e indicates the amount of emissions type e of a full load truck [47]. To calculate the saturation and the emissions of the trucks used to ship the SKUs to the delivery points, the number of vehicles required for shipment at customer i, n trucks,i should be first estimated; the following equation can be used:…”

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Minimization of the Environmental Emissions of Closed-Loop Supply Chains: A Case Study of Returnable Transport Assets Management

Bottani

Casella

2018

Sustainability

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This study investigates the issue of minimizing the environmental burden of a real closed-loop supply chain (CLSC), consisting of a pallet provider, a manufacturer and several retailers. A simulation model is developed under Microsoft Excel™ (Microsoft Corporation, Washington, US) to reproduce the flow of returnable transport items (RTIs) in the CLSC and to compute the corresponding environmental impact. Multi-objective optimization, including some relevant environmental key performance indicators (KPIs), is then carried out exploiting the commercial software ModeFRONTIER™ (ESTECO S.p.A., Trieste, Italy), to determine the settings that minimize emissions of the CLSC. In addition, economic and strategic metrics are taken into account in the optimization, to make the analysis more comprehensive. Three scenarios are considered (one "base" scenario and two scenarios examined in a sensitivity analysis) with different relative importance assigned to the metrics subject to optimization. Results show that the asset retrieving operations contribute to the environmental impact of the system to the greatest extent, mainly because of the quite relevant distance between Company A and its customers. Conversely, emissions due to the purchase of new assets contribute to the total environmental impact of the system to a very limited extent. Because the analysis is grounded on a real CLSC, the results are expected to provide practical indications to logistics and supply chain managers, to minimize the environmental performance of the system.

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Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Packaging Systems for Extended Shelf Life Milk

Cited by 52 publications

References 48 publications

Perceptions of older consumers regarding food packaging as a prerequisite for its improvement: A case study of Polish market

Perceptions of older consumers regarding food packaging as a prerequisite for its improvement: A case study of Polish market

Drivers, opportunities and barriers for a retailer in the pursuit of more sustainable packaging redesign

Minimization of the Environmental Emissions of Closed-Loop Supply Chains: A Case Study of Returnable Transport Assets Management

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