This paper presents the results of Australian research that explored role packaging in minimizing food waste supply chain. The economic, social and environmental costs have been well documented elsewhere. contributes to debate by identifying opportunities reduce or recover loss through improved packaging. In fresh produce sector, e.g. can be reduced use improves product protection, ventilation temperature control. Other include design distribution damage transport handling; primary home,...

Packaging has a fundamental role in ensuring safe delivery of goods throughout supply chains to the end consumer good condition. It also great potential contribute sustainable development. This paper explores and provides insights on Swedish perceptions knowledge environmental aspects food packaging elaborates how these can or counteract environmentally A study based survey carried out Sweden is presented. review recent research emphasizes protective function as its most important...

Packaging has great potential to contribute sustainable development through its functions. Previous research indicated a need for increased knowledge among consumers, suppliers, authorities and media of how packaging functions features influence development. also shows the common terminology in order facilitate improve communication understanding decision processes. This conceptual paper sets out identify, collect, analyse systemize evaluate them based on their indirect contributions The...

Summary Thoroughly considering and optimizing packaging systems can avoid food loss waste. We suggest a number of issues that must be explored review the associated challenges. Five main were recognized through extensive experience authors engagement multiple stakeholders. The promoted are classified as follows: (1) identify obtain specific data functions influence waste; (2) understand total environmental burden product/package by trade‐off between product protection preservation footprint;...

Due to the urgency and magnitude of environmental problems caused by food supply chains, it is important that recommendations for packaging improvements given in life cycle assessment (LCA) studies rest on a balanced consideration all relevant impacts packaging. The purpose this article analyse extent which LCAs include indirect impact parallel its direct impact. While materials' production end-of-life, influence product's cycle, e.g. waste logistical efficiency. presents review 32 published...

The United Nations sustainability goal SDG 12.3 is to reduce the amount of food that wasted by half, due environmental and social reasons. This paper aims analyse most important packaging functions affect waste in households for different products, as reason wastage can be expected differ between products. reasons categories products have been compiled through literature studies, possible improvements identified. In addition, an expert workshop judged a number They also discussed obstacles...

Food wastage in households remains a sustainability challenge that poses both environmental and social problems. Among the many factors contributing to this problem, packaging, including its design functions, can either leverage or reduce food waste. Yet packaging is often considered an villain, which lead missed opportunities for reducing Against background, study explored quantified packaging–food waste relationship households. To explore relationship, multi-step method was applied grasp...

Food waste is a significant problem for environmental, economic and food security reasons. The retailer, service consumers have been recognised as the parts of supply chain where possibility reducing greatest in industrialised countries. In this study, primary data on fresh fruit vegetables (FFV) collected through direct measurements three large retail stores Sweden were analysed from perspectives wasted mass, cost climate impact. A method measuring calculating FFV was developed includes...

Making service provisioning significantly more sustainable is crucial if humankind wants to make a serious effort operate within the boundaries of what planet can support. The purpose this paper develop systemic understanding sustainability in provision and shed light on mechanisms that drive unsustainability hinder providers their efforts be sustainable. To contextualize our study, we focus significant problem: food waste stemming from retail at retailer-consumer interface. We two...

Abstract Food losses are seldom included in life cycle analyses of the food packaging system, nor they debate on sustainable packaging. The development that decreases does, however, provide an opportunity to reduce overall environmental impact. In this paper, we present a model calculates impact system as function losses. can be used analyse potential gains from developing includes production and processing, transports, packaging, retailer consumer issues waste handling. results show it...

This article argues that citizens play a key role in sustainability transitions: Citizens have unique knowledge on why social problems occur and experiment with possible solutions to these problems. Yet transformative innovation policy – frame promotes socio-technical systems change is guided by producer-centric paradigm, which focuses technological breakthroughs rather than changes driven citizens. By drawing multiple research fields, using the example of household food waste, this...

The intention of this paper is to learn more about why consumers choose whether or not recycle, with special attention given the functions packaging itself, in order provide suggestions for improvements design, recycling systems and environmental assessment different designs. study focussed on ten households Sweden that where motivated participate gain an understanding complex matter decision-making process. implementing interview-based qualitative was rich data reach beyond respondents’...

ABSTRACT In an era where food packaging plays a dual role in both reducing waste and contributing to global waste, this study presents analysis of packaging‐free systems. As governments organizations attempt address the environmental impact single‐use packaging, alternatives have emerged as promising solution. However, there is need for comprehensive assessment sustainability its alignment with consumer behaviours preferences growing type grocery system. Considering need, employs integrative...

There have been significant developments in environmental self-regulation the private sector over last 5 to 10 years. It is clear, however, that much of this development, such as implementation management systems has large, well resourced firms. Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) not exhibited same level commitment these new tools. Given SME countries Australia employs 90% working population, it time for researchers turn their attention how can be encouraged small This paper provides...

Identifying causes of food waste at grocery retail level is crucial for the development effective measures to reduce waste. Frontline employees manage in their day-to-day operations; however, there a paucity research that draws attention knowledge and approach In this empirical study, mixed methods adopted, using multiple interviews participatory observations with employees, primary quantitative data on fruit vegetable one year from supermarkets. The results illuminate fact role central...