Parameters Proposed for Sustainability Assessment of Biocomposite Based Rigid Packaging

DS 116: Proceedings of the DESIGN2022 17th International Design Conference

Year: 2022
Editor: Mario Štorga, Stanko Škec, Tomislav Martinec, Dorian Marjanović
Author: Vishal Srivastava, Sumer Singh, Dipayan Das
Series: DESIGN
Institution: Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
Section: Design for Sustainability
Page(s): 1139-1148
DOI number: https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2022.116
ISSN: 2732-527X (Online)

Abstract

The sustainability of rigid packaging can be increased by using biocomposites in packaging. Existing frameworks have some limitations such as are made to assess a few aspects, conventional packaging parameters are considered, etc. Biocomposite has a slightly different scenario at various life cycle stages, like the end-of-life cycle process. To assess the sustainability of biocomposite rigid packaging, we must consider parameters related to the biocomposite-based rigid packaging materials life cycle. These are categorised into different aspects of sustainability and life cycle phases.

Keywords: life cycle assessment (LCA), sustainability, sustainability parameters, packaging