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At the outset of this review of environmentally responsible packaging manufacture we acknowledge the fact that such operations cannot be carried out without the use of natural resources nor, to use the terminology defined in chapter 6, without causing other ‘burdens’ on the environment.
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Beynon, D. (1993). Environmentally responsible packaging manufacture. In: Levy, G.M. (eds) Packaging in the Environment. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2133-4_5
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