Intro
Contents
About the Editor
The Environmental Performance of Glass and PET Mineral Water Bottles in Italy
1 Introduction
2 Methodology
2.1 Environmental Impact Assessment Methodologies. An Overview of Life Cycle Assessment and Carbon Footprint
3 Literature Review
3.1 LCA Analysis of Packaging
3.2 Carbon Footprint of Packaging
4 Assessment and Comparison Through the LCA Methodology of PET and Glass Packaging
5 Carbon Footprint of the Water Packaging. The Italian Assessment
5.1 European Bottled Water Sector
5.2 Italian Bottled Water Sector

5.3 Carbon Footprint Assessment
5.4 A Comparison as Regards to the Post-Consumption Options of Water Bottles
5.5 PET and R-PET in the Beverage Industry
6 Conclusions
References
Health and Eco-Innovations in Food Packaging
1 Introduction
1.1 The Role of Packaging to Reduce Food Loss and Waste
2 Recent Trends in Food and Drink Packaging: Nanotechnology
3 Health Innovations: Active and Intelligent Packaging
3.1 Active Packaging
3.2 Intelligent Packaging
4 Eco-innovations: Compostable Packaging
5 Food Packaging Innovation: Evidence from Consumers

5.1 Consumer's Acceptance
5.2 Consumer's Willingness to Purchase
5.3 Consumer's Willingness to Pay
5.4 Empirical Case Study
6 Food Packaging Innovation: Evidence from Italian Manufacturers
6.1 Empirical Case Study
7 Conclusions
References
Analyzing the Obstacles to Sustainable Packaging in the Context of Developing Economies: A DEMATEL Approach
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical Background
3 Methodology and Cause-Effect Model Development
4 Results and Discussion
5 Conclusion
References

Experimental Study for the Valorization of Polymeric Coffee Capsules Waste by Mechanical Recycling and Application on Contemporary Jewelry Design
1 Introduction
2 Material and Methods
2.1 Coffee Capsules
2.2 Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR)
2.3 Mechanical Analysis
2.4 Mold Design and Recycling Procedures
3 Results and Discussion
3.1 FT-IR Characterization
3.2 Mechanical Tests
3.3 Polymer Recycling and Molding for Jewelry Application
3.4 Artisanal Jewelry Fabrication
4 Implications for Waste Valorization
5 Conclusions
References

Biobased Materials as a Sustainable Potential for Edible Packaging
1 Introduction
2 Biobased and Biodegradable Materials: Bioplastics
3 Bioactive Ingredients and Nutraceuticals
3.1 Bioactive Compounds Extracted from By-Products
4 Edible Materials as Candidates for Sustainable Food Packaging
4.1 History of Edible Materials Development
4.2 Edible Packaging: Structure and Processing
4.3 Characteristics of Main Edible Components Used in Edible Packaging
4.4 Bionanocomposites
4.5 Utilisation of (Nano)technologies in Designing of Edible Packaging