Packaging and the Environment
Alternatives, Trends and Solutions
1st Edition
Published on 26. February 2022
264 pages
978-1-351-42607-7 (ISBN)
Description
The leading book on packaging and the environment-now expanded and updated This is a detailed examination and objective analysis of all aspects of environmental problems related to packaging: resource depletion, pollution, solid waste management, recycling, degradability, package design considerations, and legislation. The author is a leading authority on the subject. The presentation is well documented and non-partisan. This new edition is expanded and completely updated.
Reviews / Votes
"This is one of the most comprehensive books . . . on the subject to date . . . very readable by both the professional as well as all concerned."-Ralph H. Thomas Sr., Thomas Packaging Consultants, in Polymer News
More details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Reflowable
ISBN-13
978-1-351-42607-7 (9781351426077)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
04/1994
1st Edition
CRC Press
€163.68
Shipment within 3-4 weeks
Person
Susan Selke (Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA)
Content
1 / INTRODUCTION 2 /RESOURCE USE 3 /POLLUTION 4 / SOLID WASTE 5 /LANDFILLS 6 / WASTE REDUCTION AND REUSE 7 / RESOURCE RECOVERY AND INCINERATION 8 /COMPOSTING 9 / OVERVIEW OF RECYCLING 10 / RECYCLING OF METALS 11 / RECYCLING OF GLASS 12 / RECYCLING OF PAPER 13 / RECYCLING OF PLASTICS 14 / DEGRADABLE PACKAGING 15 / PACKAGING/SOLID WASTE LEGISLATION IN THE U.S. 16 / ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND PACKAGING DESIGN
