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Reducing Packaging Waste
This document discusses key trends in population growth and consumer packaging, including aging populations, urbanization, and health awareness. It outlines approaches to sustainability in packaging through reduction, reuse, recycling, and renewable resources. Consumer needs like convenience and nutrition information are also addressed. The triple bottom line of economic, social and environmental aspects is presented as a framework for sustainability. Waste management hierarchies and energy values of materials are compared. Overall the document promotes continuous improvement in packaging sustainability to meet consumer and future generation needs.
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- 2. POPULATION GROWTH KEY TRENDS(Consumer vs. Packaging) SUSTAINABILITY CONCEPT SUSTAINABILITY APPROACHES SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING OPTIMIZATION CONCEPT SUSTAINABILITY COMMUNICATION
- 3. MOST POPULOUS COUNTRIES,2012 AND 2050 2012 2050 COUNTRY POPULATION (MILLIONS) China 1,350 India 1,260 United States 314 Indonesia 241 Brazil 194 Pakistan 180 Nigeria 170 Bangladesh 153 Russia 143 Japan 128 COUNTRY POPULATION (MILLIONS) India 1,691 China 1,311 United States 423 Nigeria 402 Pakistan 314 Indonesia 309 Bangladesh 226 Brazil 213 Congo, Dem. Rep. 194 Ethiopia 166 Ref.2012 Population Reference Bureau 7 billion in 2011 towards 9.5 billion in 2050
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- 5. Aging of theworld population Urbanization Smaller households Time constraints / Lack of skill to cook ‘On-the-Go’ lifestyles Health awareness / Age-related & Functional foods Safe foods consumers can trust / authenticity Looking for sustainable production Easy to use function / Readability Retail pack size / Single serve / Ready to serve packaging / Convenience / User friendly Nutrition claim / Country of origin / Allergen claim / Safe packaging material / Transparent communication CONSUMER PACKAGING
- 6. Globalization Brand enhancement &differentiation Environmental & sustainability concerns Multilingual labeling / Consistent identity Innovation /Technologies / Active & Intelligent Material reduction / Renewable resources / Cube utilization / Carbon footprint / Recyclability / Reuse packaging / Packaging waste reduction / Locally supply CONSUMER PACKAGING
- 7. US EPA, 1969“create and maintain conditions under which [humans] and nature can exist in productive harmony, and fulfill the social, economic and other requirements of present and future generations of Americans.” Brundtland Commission (World Commission on Environment and Development), 1987 “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”
- 8. Triple Bottom Line(Economic, Social and Environmental aspects) (Renewed Strategy for Sustainable Development European Council, June 2006) TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE – THE THREE PILLARS TBL Profit Planet People
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- 11. FOSSIL BASED RESOURCERENEWABLE RESOURCE Water + CO2 Compost Used Items Reuse Recycle Plant Material Manufacturer Product Ultimate Sustainable Life Cycle Approach Compost Ref. energyinsights.net Ref. Partha Das Sharma’s Weblog
- 12. Energy Values Material Btu/pound Plastic PET10,900 HDPE 18,700 Other Plastic Containers 16,400 Other Plastics 17,900 Rubber & Leather 12,800 Newspaper 8,000 Corrugated Boxes (paper) 7,000 Textiles 9,400 Wood 7,300 Average for MSW 5,900 Yard Wastes 2,900 Food Wastes 2,900 Heat Content of Common Fuels Fuel Oil 20,900 Wyoming Coal 9,600 Ref.: http://www.plasticsindustry.org/AboutPlastics/content.cfm?ItemNumber=793&navItemNumber=1124 WASTEtoENERGY
- 16. Big Belly SolarTrash Compactor Reverse Vending Machine
- 17. Protection / Transport/ Consumption / Disposal PROTECTION Damage -Physical -Chemical -Biological TRANSPORT Damage -Shock/ Vibration Cube utilization Energy use CONSUMPTION Safety use Functionality DISPOSAL 3 R’s Renewable resource Compostable
- 19. Sustainability is logicand essential. It is the continuous improvement effort. Consumers are willing to be told what the improvements or changes are. No unexpected frustration during use. Promote the sustainability into everyday life.
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