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Assessment of Environmental Impact by Grocery Shopping Bags An Eco-Functional Approach
Título:
Assessment of Environmental Impact by Grocery Shopping Bags An Eco-Functional Approach
ISBN:
9789814560207
Edição:
1st ed. 2014.
PRODUCTION_INFO:
Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Descrição Física:
XI, 162 p. 35 illus., 16 illus. in color. online resource.
Série:
EcoProduction, Environmental Issues in Logistics and Manufacturing,
Conteúdo:
Basic introduction to shopping bags and eco-functional assessment of shopping bags -- Manufacturing processes of grocery shopping bags -- Life cycle assessment of grocery shopping bags -- Functionality assessment of shopping bags -- Consumption behaviour of shopping bags in various countries: Consumption and eco-impact -- End-of-life assessment of grocery shopping bags -- Eco-functional assessment of grocery shopping bags -- Conclusions.
Resumo:
This book details the different types of shopping bags used for grocery purposes and their manufacturing processes; various impacts made by different grocery shopping bags in their entire life cycle from cradle to grave stages; importance of consumer behaviour in determining the life cycle impact of shopping bags with the case study of the consumer behaviour studied in different countries for various shopping bags; quantification of environmental impact, ecological sustainability and recyclability potential of various raw materials used for shopping bags; functional and ecological properties of various shopping bags and their assessment; core concept and the theoretical framework of Eco-functional Assessment Methodology; Eco-functional assessment of various grocery shopping bags; quantification of the eco-functional scores of various shopping bags; reduction of environmental impacts of various grocery shopping bags.
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LANGUAGE:
Inglês