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PAGEPAGE7GreenPackagingproductsarelikelytofindincreasingfavorasenvironmentalawarenessandsustainabilityareincreasinglylinkedtohealth,organicandnaturalfoodsandbeverages.Productswillbescrutinizedforsustainablematerialsandpackaging.Infact,themostrecentPirasurveyoftheWorldPackagingOrganizationmembershiprankshealthawarenessasthesinglemostimportantdrivertogrowthinthepackagingindustrywith63.6%ofitsmembershipratingthisfactoras"veryimportant".Therecanbenodiscrepancyinthemindsofecologicallyconsciousconsumersbetweenthecontentsofanaturalororganicproductanditspackaging.Withtheperceivedeffectsofglobalwarmingsopatentlyrealinrecentyears?thetsunamiin2004,long-termdroughtinAustraliaandpartsofAfrica,forinstance?agrowingnumberofindividualsaredoingmoretoreducetheirowncarbonfootprint.Thisincludesmakingconsciouschoicesthatcanreducetheirimpactonenvironmentlikebuyingasmanyproductspackagedonlyinbiodegradableorrecyclablematerials.Theinfluenceofthesupplychainalsocannotbeunderestimated. Inrecentyears,therehasbeenashiftin"power"inthesupplychain.Itusedtobethatmanufacturercalledtheshots,butthesedays,supermarketchainsareusingtheirpowerinthechaintoinfluencehowfoodproductsgettotheshelves.Oneobviousexampleistheretailinggiant,Wal-Mart,whosepackagingsustainabilityscorecardforitsproductsupplierstomaketheirpackagingmoresustainablehasbeeninfluentialindrivingchangesinthepackagingindustry.UsingLess,SavingMoreONEOFTHEMOSTFREQUENTLYemployedtacticstoshrinkaproduct'senvironmentalfootprintissourcereduction,reportsPMMIinitslatestIntelligenceBriefonPackagingTrends.Sourcereduction,suchaslightweightingcontainersandclosures,eliminatingsecondarypackaging,andreplacingrigidpackagingwithflexiblepackaging,notonlyconsumeslessmaterialsbutalsohelpspackagescutcostsacrossthesupplychainoroffsetpriceincreases.While packagers do not necessarily practice source reduction because ofsustainableconcerns,intheendusinglesspackagingalsohelpstheenvironment."Whenmultipliedbymillionsofcontainersandclosure,evensmallweightreductionsadduptoasignificantamountofresinandcanhelpcontrolorevenreducepackaginganddistributioncosts.Inaddition,ifthelighterweightresultsinadensercube,italsocangeneratesavings...duetomoreefficienttransportationutilizationandreducedhandling,"asthePMMIbriefpointsout.LightercapforwaterbottleLESSthanadecadeafterintroducingthefirst2gplasticclosuresforstillwater,Bericaphasanothermajorlightweightingdevelopment.Thenew"HexaLite"closuresforstillwaterandstilldrinksweighinatlessthan1.5gtosaveaminimumof0.5gofplasticresin(HDPE)onnewlightweightneckfinishforPETbottles.Thenewrangeofclosuresincludestwomainsizes:HexaLite26at1.1gorlessonnewneckfinish26at2.2gorless,replacingcurrent26.7mmstandardusedin NorthAmericaandincertainEuropeancountries,generatingtotalweightsavingsof1.7gormore.HexaLite29/25at1.4gorlessonnewneckfinish29/25at2.4gorless,replacingthe30/25worldstandardforstillwater,generatingtotalweightsavingsof2.0g.Suchsavingsperbottlegeneratealmost2,000tonsofresinsavedforeveryonebillionbottlesproduced(andalmost€3millionsaved),andanestimatedreductionof15,000tonsofgreenhousegasemission(carbonfootprint),accordingtoBericap.SustainableAlternativesBIO-BASEDPLASTICSAREmadeofstarchfromplants(corn,sugarcane,potato,etc.)insteadofpetroleum.Theycanreplacemostpetrochemicalplasticsusedtomakebottles,packaging,fabricandmanyotheritems.Risingpetroleumpricescoupledwithanincreaseinmarketdemandforgreenproductshavebolsteredthedemandforbio-basedplastics.Theyarebeingpositionedassustainablealternativestotraditionalplasticsbecausetheycanbecompostableandbiodegradable,althoughnotallbioplasticsmaycomplywithindustrystandardsASTMD6400intheUnitedStatesfor compostable plastics and Europe's EN13432 biodegradability/compostibility.Thebiopolymershareoftheplasticmarketispoisedtogrowfrom1%nowto6-12%by2010.Thecurrentdemandforbioplastic,however,iseighttimesthe2008expectedcapacity.Worldwide,themarketforbioplasticsisprojectedtoreachbetween$15-30billionby2010and$50billionby2015.PLA(polylacticacid),aversatilepolymermadefromcornstarch,isthemostwell-knownoftheseso-calledbiopolymers.Apolyethylenealternativefromsugarcane-basedethanolhasalsobeenlaunched.Otherproducersareturningtoagricultureandforestrywasteassourcesratherthanusingfoodcrops.AmongtheseisInnoviaFilmswhoseNatureFlexfilmisproducedfromwoodpulp(foranapplication,seepage33--Editor).AmatterofsemanticsCOMPOSTABLE, degradable and biodegradable are often mistakenlyinterchanged…CompostablePlasticis,byASTMstandards,"capableofundergoingbiologicaldecompositioninacompostsiteaspartofanavailableprogram,suchthattheplasticisnotvisuallydistinguishableandbreaksdowntocarbondioxide,water,inorganiccompounds,andbiomass,atarateconsistentwithknowncompostablematerials(e.g.cellulose)andleavesnotoxicresidue."Inorderforaplastictobecalledcompostable,threecriterianeedtobemet:Biodegrade-breakdownintoCO2,water,biomassatthesamerateascelluloseDisintegrate-thematerialisindistinguishableinthecompostEco-toxicity-thebiodegradationdoesnotproduceanytoxicmaterialandthecompostcansupportplantgrowth.Biodegradable Plasticwill degradefrom the actionof naturallyoccurringmicroorganism,suchasbacteria,fungietc.,overaperiodoftime.Note,thatthereisnorequirementforleaving"notoxicresidue",andaswellasnorequirementforthetimeitneedstotaketobiodegrade.DegradablePlasticwillundergo asignificantchangeinitschemicalstructureunderspecificenvironmentalconditionsresultinginalossofsomeproperties.Aplasticthereforemaybedegradablebutnotbiodegradableoritmaybebiodegradablebutnotcompostable.(AdaptedfromWorldC)PlasticContainersUnderAttackENVIRONMENTAL CRUSADERS have often vilified petroleum-basedplastics.Currently,oneofthe"hottopics"amongtheseactivistshasbeentheuseof"toxic"bisphenolA(BPA)inpolycarbonateplastics.Recently,however,theEuropeanFoodSafetyAuthorityconcludedthatthereislittlerisktohumansfromBPAinconsumerproductsatcurrentlevels.EFSAsaidtheexpertpaneltaskedtoevaluatethesafetyofthecommonplasticadditivefoundthatthehumanbodyrapidlymetabolizesandeliminatesBPA,andthereforeitpresentsnorisktoinfants,children,oradults."Theconclusionsfromthosestudiesandcomprehensivesafetyevaluationsbygovernmentbodiesworldwidearethatpolycarbonatebottlesaresafeforconsumeruse,"statestheInternationalBottledWaterAssociation(IBWA).Flexiblevs.rigidRESEARCH findings on the relationship between flexible packaging sustainability by Franklin Associates, an independent third party research demonstratesthesmallerenvironmentalfootprintofflexibleresealablepackagingascomparedtorigidalternatives,accordingtoZip-Pak.The life cycle inventory (LCI) included eight packaging systems (flexiblepackagingformats with resealable closuresas wellas rigid packaging formats)consistingofsixdelimeatpackagesandtwobreakfastcerealpackages.KeyfindingsoftheLCIincludethatproductspackagedinflexiblepoucheswithresealableclosureshadlowerenergyconsumption,solidwastegeneration,andgreenhousegasemissionsthantherigidsystemsincludedintheanalysis.Further,althoughtransportationaccountedforlessthan17%oftotalenergyforallsystems,theresultsshowthattransportationenergyrequirementsforthereusablerigidcontainersarehigherthanthosefortheflexiblepackagingsystems.IBWAsaysinitswebsitethat"100%ofbottledwatercontainersarerecyclable,wherefacilitiesexist"?thatcaveatisimportantbecauseveryfewcountrieshavelegislatedrecyclingandhavethefacilitiestoprocessplasticpackaging."Containersforbottledwater,madefromPETplastic,whicharebecomingincreasinglylighterinweight,accountedforlessthanone-thirdofonepercentofallwasteproducedintheUnitedStates[theworld'slargestconsumerofbottledwater]in2005",accordingtothebottledwatertradeassociation, whereas"Thelargerbottlesfoundonthewatercoolerathomeorintheofficearesanitizedandcanbereusedanaverageof50timesbeforethebottledwatercompanyrecyclesthem."AGrowingConsumerDemandAccordingtoaglobalfoodpackagingsurveyconductedinmid-2007byTheNielsenCompany,90%ofconsumerswhocitedrecyclablebagsandpackagingasakeydriverofstorechoicewouldbewillingtogiveupanaspectofpackagingifitmeantitwouldhelptheenvironment.Almosthalf(49%)claimedthey’ddispensewith stackable/storable packaging and convenience packaging (48%), but factors,suchashygieneandprotection,arelessnegotiable."Asglobalconcernandawareness abouttheneedto preservetheenvironmentincrease,consumersaroundtheworldaredemandinggreaterresponsibilityfromretailersandFMCGmanufacturers.Andwhileeco-friendlypackagingmightnotbethetoppriorityforshopperstoday,irocitumerdemandthefoodindustrycannotignore,"concludesShuchiSethi,vicepresident,NielsenCustomizedResearch.綠色包裝天然食品和飲料之間的聯(lián)系越來越緊密。產(chǎn)品會仔細(xì)觀察其可持續(xù)的材料和包裝。事實(shí)上,Pira65%2004年的海嘯，澳大利亞和長,可以減少對環(huán)境的沖擊比如買盡可能多的產(chǎn)品包裝是生物降解或可循環(huán)的材料。,它曾是廠家都稱為擊球,但是這些時(shí)候,連鎖超市正在利用自己的力量來影響食品,其包裝產(chǎn)品的供應(yīng)商的可持續(xù)性記分卡,使其包裝更可持續(xù)已經(jīng)影響了驅(qū)動改變包裝行業(yè)的。用的少,節(jié)省多其中最常使用的戰(zhàn)術(shù)來縮小了產(chǎn)品的環(huán)保占用減源 ,在其最新的情報(bào)報(bào)告PMMI,,消除二次包裝,包裝取代僵化包裝,不僅軟包裝材料消耗少,而且也幫助包裹削減成本通過供應(yīng)鏈或偏移物價(jià)的上漲。雖然包裝商實(shí)踐可持續(xù)發(fā)展不但減少資源,,也有利于環(huán),甚至小重量減少節(jié)約大量的樹脂,控制或者減少包裝和分銷成本。此外,如果輕量導(dǎo)致一個(gè)致密立方體也能產(chǎn)生更有效率??由于儲蓄和減少交通利用處理”,PMMI簡短指出。輕量蓋水瓶2g,1.5g0.5脂(HDPE)PET瓶完成的。這個(gè)新范圍包括兩個(gè)主要尺寸的瓶蓋。1.1g26mm2.2g或更少,26.7mm標(biāo)準(zhǔn)適用于北美和歐洲國家,1.7g或者更多。“HexaLite29/2529/252.4g或更少,30/25標(biāo)準(zhǔn),2.0。這種每瓶節(jié)約產(chǎn)生大約每一個(gè)億瓶節(jié)約大約2000噸樹脂(幾乎節(jié)約三百萬),15,000噸的溫室氣體排放的二氧化碳排放量,可持續(xù)發(fā)展的選擇生物產(chǎn)品塑料