Environmental Footprints of Packaging
This book presents detailed discussions concerning the environmental footprints of various packaging systems and materials, life cycle assessments of packaging, sustainable design of various packaging systems and materials, as well as the biodegradat
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Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu Editor
Environmental Footprints of Packaging
Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes Series editor Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu, SGS Hong Kong Limited, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
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Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu Editor
Environmental Footprints of Packaging
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Editor Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu Environmental Services Manager-Asia SGS Hong Kong Limited Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR
ISSN 2345-7651 ISSN 2345-766X (electronic) Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes ISBN 978-981-287-911-0 ISBN 978-981-287-913-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-981-287-913-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015950000 Springer Singapore Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer Science+Business Media Singapore Pte Ltd. is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
Packaging is one of the essential elements of today’s life, and it plays a major role in our daily lives. Packaging is inevitable to different communities of people: manufacturers, shopkeepers, sellers, consumers and so on. Several kinds of packaging are made out of a wide array of materials we are surrounded with every day. Packaging serves an essential function of protecting goods from damage, apart from the other secondary functions, and it is used by every industrial segment. The environmental impacts of any product produced on Earth deserve significant attention these days, and this attention is very high for packaging because of its voluminous applications. Due to this, one can imagine the quantity of production of packaging materials and the associated environmental impacts. Not only the production of packaging, but also its disposal, creates impacts to the environment. Many environmental elements—such as the biode
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