Packaging: An Environmental Perspective

Abstract

A study carried out by the Gateway supermarket chain and Landbank Environmental Consultancy partnership into environmental damage caused by the production, distribution and disposal of packaging materials produced a report providing Gateway′s packaging strategy for the 1990s. The report is summarised, identifying those packaging materials or systems which offer the clearest environmental benefits, noting the principal environmental problems associated with particular packaging materials, and setting a target for reducing energy consumption in their production. The principles of an environmental approach to packaging materials are also defined.

Citation

Jones, B. (1991), "Packaging: An Environmental Perspective", British Food Journal, Vol. 93 No. 3, pp. 12-16. https://doi.org/10.1108/00070709110137482