Cradle-to-grave emissions from food loss and waste represent half of total greenhouse gas emissions from food systems

J Zhu, Z Luo, T Sun, W Li, W Zhou, X Wang, X Fei… - Nature Food, 2023 - nature.com
Global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from food loss and waste (FLW) are not well
characterized from cradle to grave. Here GHG emissions due to FLW in supply chain and …

The role of supply chains for the sustainability transformation of global food systems: A large‐scale, systematic review of food cold chains

PA Trotter, T Becker, R Renaldi, X Wang… - Journal of Industrial …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Global food systems need an urgent transformation to be compatible with sustainable
development. While much of the recent academic discussion has focused on food …

Integrating consumer behaviour into the environmental assessment of circular packaging: a scoping review

B Corona, VSC Tunn, KL van den Broek - The International Journal of Life …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose The impact of applying circular strategies to products is often measured through life
cycle assessment (LCA). While LCA estimates and compares the impacts of circular …

Environmentally sustainable plastic food packaging: A holistic life cycle thinking approach for design decisions

SUM Jagoda, JR Gamage, HP Karunathilake - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Enhancing the sustainability of food packaging (FP) is challenging due to the conflicting
environmental and functional requirements, even though it leads to many negative …

Design assessment framework for food packaging integrating consumer preferences and environmental impact

N Yokokawa, E Amasawa, M Hirao - Sustainable Production and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Packaging designs are aimed at lowering the life cycle environmental impact of products to
pursue sustainability; however, such designs are not necessarily favored by consumers. To …

(Not) Communicating the environmental friendliness of food packaging to consumers—an attribute-and cue-based concept and its application

KR Dörnyei, AS Bauer, V Krauter, C Herbes - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
While consumer understanding of and preferences for environmentally friendly packaging
options have been well investigated, little is known about the environmentally friendly …

Additive inclusion in plastic life cycle assessments part I: Review of mechanical recycling studies

H Logan, TF Astrup, A Damgaard - Journal of Industrial Ecology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract As the European Union transitions to the circular use of plastics, robust life cycle
assessments are crucial in understanding and preparing for this new economy. Additives …

[HTML][HTML] Single-use versus reusable packaging for perishable liquid foods-Exploring evidence from research on climate impact and food safety

F Nilsson, N Silva, J Schelin - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract In November 2022 the European Commission launched a new regulatory
framework proposal for packaging and packaging waste, EU Packaging and Packaging …

Systematic packaging design tools integrating functional and environmental consequences on product life cycle: Case studies on laundry detergent and milk

N Yokokawa, Y Masuda, E Amasawa… - Packaging …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This study presents systematic packaging design tools integrating functional and
environmental consequences on product life cycle. To design packaging for sustainability …

A scoping review of food packaging life cycle assessments that account for packaging-related food waste

S Hemachandra, M Hadjikakou, S Pettigrew - The International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose The aims of this scoping review were to examine the extent to which food
packaging life cycle assessment studies included food waste specifically attributed to food …