The role of food packaging design in consumer recycling behavior—a literature review
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Household waste sorting at the source is an essential part of the waste management system in many countries. Correct sorting of this waste, including food packaging waste, is cost-effective, it facilitates the recycling process and enhances the quality of the recycled product. Although there is a growing body of research that studies the effect of different attributes of food packaging on household recycling behavior, the effect of these attributes on the sorting of the food packaging waste is not well known. This contribution reviews work that studies the relationship between attributes of food packaging and consumer sorting behavior. The review highlights the potential of the visual attributes and the quality of packaging as a communication channel for encouraging consumers to sort the food packaging waste. The efficiency of the waste management system and the quality of recycled products can hence be affected by the proper design of food packaging.
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Packaging design is a decisive element in the packaging value chain because it determines the materials to be used, defines the manufacturing operations to be implemented, and determines the end-of-life options, all closely linked to the closed-loop model in a circular economy.
“Packaging design is generally considered as a decisive element in the packaging value chain as it determines the materials to be used, defines the manufacturing operations to be implemented and determines the end-of-life options, all of which are closely linked to the closed-loop model in a circular economy (Nemat et al., 2019).”
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- Authors
- Nemat, B., Razzaghi, M., Bolton, K., & Rousta, K.
- Affiliations
- University of Borås (SE)
- Iran University of Art (IR)
- Corresponding author
- Nemat, Babak
- Venue
- Sustainability
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2019-08-12
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 16
- Pages
- 4350
- ISSN
- 2071-1050 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2968190431
- Cited by
- 92
- References
- 82
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 14 · 2023: 22 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 16 · 2019: 1
- FWCI
- 6.89
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- dx.doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Sustainability (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Diva portal (Dalarna University Library) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Funders
- Sparbankstiftelsen Sjuhärd (3)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Waste Management and Disposal › Waste Management and Recycling
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Marketing › Consumer Packaging Perceptions and Trends
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Waste Management and Disposal › Municipal Solid Waste Management
- Keywords
- food packaging design, recycling behavior, household waste sorting, source separation, food packaging waste, packaging quality, consumer behavior, waste management
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