Environmental impact of disposable and returnable packages
Packaging is for the most part a necessary thing in order to protect a product and make it handleable. However, it becomes a problem when turned into waste.
– Published 7 October 2024
Recently Nathalie Silva at the Division of Packaging Logistics at LTH defended her PhD thesis focusing on how to make industrial packaging more sustainable. In her work, she looked at the environmental impact of disposable and returnable packages, comparing their contribution to waste and greenhouse gas emissions.
Do you want to know more about Nathalie Silva’s work? Download her PhD thesis from the Lund University Research Portal:
Sustainable Industrial Packaging: Elevating Supply Chain Circularity and Business Competitivenes
