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SUBJECT: SOME ENVIRONMENTAL ASPEGTS OF WON‐RETURNABLE PACKAGING WITH PARTIGUUR REFERENCE TO PAGKAGIWB OF DAIRY PRODUCTS IN PLASTICS
Author(s) -
Bessant K. H. C.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
international journal of dairy technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1471-0307
pISSN - 1364-727X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0307.1974.tb01693.x
Subject(s) - waste management , product (mathematics) , environmental science , business , food packaging , food products , asset (computer security) , engineering , computer science , chemistry , food science , mathematics , geometry , computer security
The types of plastics used for packaging dairy products are reviewed briefly and their advantages for non‐returnable containers discussed. Virtual complete resistance to biodegradation, an important asset in packaging food products, has lead to suggestion of disposal difficulties. Detailed studies have, however, established that plastics currently present no major problems in any of the waste disposal methods used by municipalities and may present some advantages. The litter problem is primarily a social and aesthetic one rather than an ecological one. Attempts are being made to develop plastics which degrade more readily in sunlight. Possibilities for recycling plastics are also being studied. The launch of any product in a non‐returnable pack should be preceded by careful study of likely environmental impact.