Search for dissertations about: "Environmental impact of food packaging"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 swedish dissertations containing the words Environmental impact of food packaging.

2. 1. Food Packaging for Sustainable Development

   Author : Helén Williams; Fredrik Wikström; Ole Jørgen Hanssen; Karlstads universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Packaging; sustainable development; service perspective; food losses; food waste; consumer interaction; life cycle assessment - LCA; consumer value; Miljö- och energisystem; Environmental and Energy Systems;

   Abstract : Packaging has been on the environmental agenda for decades. It has been discussed and debated within the society mainly as an environmental problem. Production, distribution and consumption of food and drinks contribute significant to the environmental impact. However, consumers in the EU waste about 20% of the food they buy. READ MORE

4. 2. Elucidating the Influence of Food Packaging Attributes on Source-separation of Food Packaging Waste at Home

   Author : Babak Nemat; Kamran Rousta; Isabel Ordonez; Högskolan i Borås; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Household waste; packaging attributes; packaging waste; consumer s recycling behavior; Resource Recovery; Resursåtervinning;

   Abstract : The global amount of waste generated by households, including food packaging waste, has been increasing continuously across the world, posing a massive threat to societies and the environment. Proper waste management, therefore, has become a challenging environmental issue and a priority for governments. READ MORE

5. 3. Food packaging design to support sorting behavior

   Author : Babak Nemat; Mariano Jr Reyes Ramirez; Högskolan i Borås; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Household waste; design attributes; packaging waste; design approaches; sorting behavior; sustainability; Resource Recovery; Resursåtervinning;

   Abstract : Due to population growth, urbanization, higher income levels, and intensive use of packaging products, the amount of waste generated by households, including food packaging waste, has been increasing continuously worldwide, posing a massive threat to societies and the environment. Therefore, proper waste management has become a challenging environmental issue and priority for governments. READ MORE

6. 4. Structure-Performance Relations of Oxygen Barriers for Food Packaging

   Author : Åsa Nyflött; Magnus Lestelius; Ellen Moons; Lars Järnström; Carlsson Kvarnlöf Gunilla; Chris Bonnerup; José Maria Lagaron; Karlstads universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Barrier coating; Permeability; Dynamic Mass Transport; Modelling; Diffusion; Polymer; Dispersion; Kaolin; LCA; Starch; Hemicellulose; Materials Science; Materialvetenskap;

   Abstract : Food packaging should ensure the safety and quality of food, minimize spoilage and provide an easy way of storing and handling it. Barrier coatings are generally used to meet the demands placed on fibre-based food packages, as these have the ability to regulate the amount of gases that can enter them. READ MORE

7. 5. Starch structures and their usefulness in the production of packaging materials

   Author : Carolin Menzel; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
   Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : Environmental concerns about increasing industrial use of plastics and the associated waste are raising the demand for renewable sources to replace petroleum-based products, especially in the packaging sector. This thesis examined the relationship between molecular structures of starch and their material properties in coating materials for food packaging. READ MORE