Assessment of Environmental Impact by Grocery Shopping Bags An Eco-Functional Approach /

• Main Authors: Muthu, Subramanian Senthilkannan (Author), Li, Yi (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: EcoProduction, Environmental Issues in Logistics and Manufacturing,
• Subjects: Environment.; Production management.; Environmental management.; Environmental engineering.; Biotechnology.; Sustainable development.; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.; Operations Management.; Sustainable Development.; Environmental Management.

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...

Table of Contents:

• Basic introduction to shopping bags and eco-functional assessment of shopping bags
• Manufacturing processes of grocery shopping bags
• Life cycle assessment of grocery shopping bags
• Functionality assessment of shopping bags
• Consumption behaviour of shopping bags in various countries: Consumption and eco-impact
• End-of-life assessment of grocery shopping bags
• Eco-functional assessment of grocery shopping bags
• Conclusions.