Beurteilung der Umweltverträglichkeit von Verpackungen. Probleme und Lösungsansätze

The development of approaches which offer an integrated view of packaging and the natural environment is outlined. No standard testing method exists for determining the environmental impact of packaging. Research will have to cover the topics: 1. determine characteristics of relevance to the packaging, 2. value demand for avoidance of environmental impact related to characteristics. A newly developped model for the total environmental impact of calculating an industrial product is applied to aluminium packages.