Sustainable Manufacturing For The Plastics Industry

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Design Products for Sustainability
By Jenni Donato, Eco design Specialist, AEA
 

Companies have long been looking for a way of quantifying sustainability and as a result Carbon Footprinting or Life-Cycle Analysis (LCA) have become commonplace approaches adopted to identify the impact of a company and its activities in terms of the environment
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Supporting Young Product Designers
By Luke Parsons, Agentdraw Ltd
 

There are ever increasing developments in material technologies which means that plastics are being used in far more technical roles, reducing weight and increasing functionality of products. Combining this increased component functionality and reduced weight which, in turn, reduces transport , fuel, etc, with a high recyclability, makes plastic products actually very environmentally friendly when compared to other production methods.
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Sustainable Solution For Egg Packaging
By Caroline Eaton, Ovotherm

With more than 40 years industry experience and in response to market demands and extensive customer research Ovotherm successfully launched to the global market the new VISION range for packaging eggs during 2010.
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