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Elsa M. Gonçalves, Mafalda Silva, Luiza Andrade and Joaquina Pinheiro
In the wake of escalating global concerns over the environmental impact of plastic pollution, there has been an unprecedented call for sustainable alternatives. The food-packaging industry, responsible for a staggering 40% of global plastic consumption, ...
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Jaroslav Pokorný, Lucie Zárybnická, Radek ?evcík and Lubo? Podolka
Plastics represent an integral part of our everyday lives, with various functions from packaging materials to insulation layers in our buildings. Pure expanded polystyrene (EPS) is a good example of a fully recyclable material. However, once polluted wit...
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Babak Nemat, Mohammad Razzaghi, Kim Bolton and Kamran Rousta
It is widely acknowledged that environmental impacts from packaging waste depend on how consumers sort this waste fraction. In this research, ?design for sustainable behavior? (DfSB) strategies are used to improve a cream packaging design that can suppor...
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Kang Hyun Lee, Youngsang Chun, Ja Hyun Lee, Jong Uk Lee, Taek Lee and Hah Young Yoo
Mandarin peels (MPs), a food-processing residue, have several restrictions on their disposal and can cause serious environmental pollution. In this study, MP was used to fabricate a functional bioelastomer with antioxidant and antibacterial activities. B...
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Piao Wen, Jing Ren, Qiang Zhang and Shengjie Ling
Paper has gained popularity as a packaging material due to its reduced environmental impact compared with non-degradable alternatives. However, its flammability poses safety risks, prompting research on enhancing its flame retardancy. This work introduce...
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Patharanun Toolkiattiwong, Noppol Arunrat and Sukanya Sereenonchai
Sustainable practices in rice cultivation require effective farming management concerning environmental and human health impacts. In this study, three rice cultivation systems, namely low-land, upland, and terraced rice in the Mae Chaem District, Chiang ...
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Zeeshan Asim, Ibrahim Rashid Al Shamsi, Mariam Wahaj, Ahmed Raza, Syed Abul Hasan, Sohaib Ahmed Siddiqui, Alaeldeen Aladresi, Shahryar Sorooshian and Tan Seng Teck
The present case study-based research provides insights of the current packaging practices with a supply chain perspective and proposed sustainable packaging options that would cut down the environmental impact from supply chain operations at Midas Safet...
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Anne Charina, Ganjar Kurnia, Asep Mulyana and Kosuke Mizuno
COVID-19 severely impacted small industries in Indonesia and many collapsed. Sustainable education is essential to help small industries recover post-pandemic through an open innovation design program to improve small industries? economic, social, and en...
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Silvia Lomartire, João C. Marques and Ana M. M. Gonçalves
In modern times, seaweeds have become widely involved in several biotechnological applications due to the variety of their constituent bioactive compounds. The consumption of seaweeds dates to ancient times; however, only from the last few decades of res...
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Frank T. Acot, Jr., Recca E. Sajorne, Nur-Ayn K. Omar, Peter D. Suson, Lynn Esther E. Rallos and Hernando P. Bacosa
Plastic pollution in the ocean is an emerging environmental concern in the Philippines. This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of macroplastics, composition of plastic litter, and the clean-coast index (CCI) of urban and rural beaches in ...
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