Packaging and Environmental Issues

PACKAGING & ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES is a compilation of articles on packaging & its affect on the environment. Issues addressed include: the myths surrounding packaging; the advantages & disadvantages of different types of packaging; how different types of packaging affect the solid waste stream; methods of waste disposal, recycling, incineration, composting, & landfilling; source reduction; legislative & public policy issues; solid waste management; photodegradability; & biodegradability. PACKAGING & ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES was assembled for use as a university-level text (each chapter contains an outline, which can be used as a study guide), but can also be used as a reference or for general reading. The text includes hundreds of graphs & illustrations.Rzepecki, Edward L. is the author of 'Packaging and Environmental Issues' with ISBN 9780962422942 and ISBN 0962422940.