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This book details the different types of shopping bags used for grocery purposes and their manufacturing processes; various impacts made by different grocery shopping bags in their entire life cycle from cradle to grave stages; importance of consumer beha

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Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu Yi Li

Assessment of Environmental Impact by Grocery Shopping Bags An Eco-Functional Approach

EcoProduction Environmental Issues in Logistics and Manufacturing

Series Editor Paulina Golinska, Poznan, Poland

For further volumes: http://www.springer.com/series/10152

About the Series The EcoProduction Series is a forum for presenting emerging environmental issues in Logistics and Manufacturing. Its main objective is a multidisciplinary approach to link the scientific activities in various manufacturing and logistics fields with the sustainability research. It encompasses topical monographs and selected conference proceedings, authored or edited by leading experts as well as by promising young scientists. The Series aims to provide the impulse for new ideas by reporting on the state-of-the-art and motivating for the future development of sustainable manufacturing systems, environmentally conscious operations management and reverse or closed loop logistics. It aims to bring together academic, industry and government personnel from various countries to present and discuss the challenges for implementation of sustainable policy in the field of production and logistics.

Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu Yi Li

Assessment of Environmental Impact by Grocery Shopping Bags An Eco-Functional Approach

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Yi Li Institute of Textiles and Clothing Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR

Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu SGS Hong Kong Limited Global Sustainability Services Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR

ISSN 2193-4614 ISBN 978-981-4560-19-1 DOI 10.1007/978-981-4560-20-7

ISSN 2193-4622 (electronic) ISBN 978-981-4560-20-7 (eBook)

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