About this book
Introduction
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
Keywords
Biodegradation of Shopping Bags Carbon Eco-footprints Consumption Behavior Eco-impact End-of-life Assessment Environmental Impact Functionality Assessment Grocery Shopping Bags Life Cycle Assessment Manufacturing Processes
Authors and affiliations
- Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
- Yi Li
- 1.Eco-design ConsultantGlobal Sustainability Services SGS Hong Kong LimitedHong KongHong Kong SAR
- 2.The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Institute of Textiles & ClothingHong KongHong Kong SAR
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