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000315585 010__ $$a  2005044069
000315585 020__ $$a9781578051175 (pbk. : alk. paper)
000315585 020__ $$a1578051177 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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000315585 1001_ $$aImhoff, Dan.
000315585 24510 $$aPaper or plastic :$$bsearching for solutions to an overpackaged world /$$cDaniel Imhoff.
000315585 250__ $$a1st ed.
000315585 260__ $$aSan Francisco :$$bSierra Club Books,$$cc2005.
000315585 300__ $$a168 p. :$$bill. ;$$c21 cm.
000315585 500__ $$a"A Watershed Media book."
000315585 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 161) and index.
000315585 5050_ $$aThe packaging landscape -- The package is the product -- Wading upstream in the waste stream -- In packages we trust -- Does packaging waste equal more food? -- Intrinsic environmental consequences of trade-related transport / Jerry Mander, Simon Retallack -- Acceptable levels of waste -- Curbside confessionals -- Tracking a package's footsteps -- In search of water from a deeper well -- A world of "less bad" solutions? -- Can packaging have a meaningful life? -- The search for solutions -- Major obstacles preventing packaging reform -- Key leverage points and trends toward packaging reform -- Extended producer responsibility and product take-back laws -- The expanding face of extended producer responsibility -- Finland's Bottle Law : countrywide standardization -- Source reduction : packing more with less -- Hewlett-Packard : take away the package to lower the damage -- Aveda : optimizing post-consumer content and beyond -- Ben & Jerry's : getting the white out -- Natural systems design -- Celery Design Collaborative : the 80 percent solution -- Packaging tips from the porcupine fish (and other wild packagers) / Janine M. Benyus, Dayna Baumeister -- Wood reduction : packaging and the fate of the forests -- Third-party certification organizations and ecolabels -- The Forest Stewardship Council : certified wood and the well-managed working forest -- Alliances for Environmental Innovation : the "greener" boxboard project -- Summit Brewery : more palatable pallets -- The Chlorine-Free Products Association : processing without chlorine -- The rise of the mini-mill -- Durango-McKinley : leading-edge linerboard -- Regale : 21st-century egg carton -- The carbohydrate economy : on the trail of bioplastics -- Cargill Dow : the corntainer -- The global revival of local economies -- A future beyond the box -- Bad wraps -- Packaging that works -- What you can do -- Wraps at a glance -- Beyond-the-box packaging solutions -- Appendix A. Assessment of packaging practices -- Appendix B. Tips on green packaging -- Appendix C. Resources.
000315585 520__ $$aIn addition to discussing the history, uses, types, sustainability and future of the packaging industry, this book addresses the roles that packaging plays in the foods we eat and the products we buy.  It offers practical examples, recommendations, and alternatives for living "green" and the avoiding the so-called plastic trap.
000315585 650_0 $$aPackaging.
000315585 85200 $$bgen$$hTS195$$i.I55$$i2005
000315585 85642 $$3Contributor biographical information$$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0624/2005044069-b.html
000315585 85642 $$3Publisher description$$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0624/2005044069-d.html
000315585 85641 $$3Table of contents only$$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0641/2005044069-t.html
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