Food packaging process material’s effect on environment and their control measures.
Truong, Quang (2019)
Truong, Quang
Metropolia Ammattikorkeakoulu
2019
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201902192490
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201902192490
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This thesis aims to interpret the aspects of CO2 emitted by packaging material in food industry, and food ingredients. The emitted GHGs by packaging materials in food industry accounts for a huge percentage in the total amount of GHGs global-ly. To study this further, Ai-To Foods Oy was selected as case company, the sale data is analysed to emphasize on how tremendous GHGs produced in just pack-aging process. The thesis also aims to show the environment of Finnish food in-dustry.
This thesis also provides information about food industry in Finland, eco-innovations trend in recent years, giving overall evaluation of food waste impact on environmental issues.
The data was retrieved from a company database to measure the number of sold packages in 2018, and total CO2 was calculated based on sold data. Two hypoth-esis were postulated, the first hypothesis was that normal materials are in use, total CO2 produced from packaging stage is measured, the second hypothesis was that new material is chosen for packaging process. Hence, it reduces the GHGs. The results were compared and the reduction rate was concluded.
The results indicate that there is a reduction rate in the packaging process. The first stage of long term project is considered successful as GHGs seem to have reduced
and the business overview is positive and sustainable. Further plan would be considered as reducing more GHGs from other part of manufacturing processes.
This thesis also provides information about food industry in Finland, eco-innovations trend in recent years, giving overall evaluation of food waste impact on environmental issues.
The data was retrieved from a company database to measure the number of sold packages in 2018, and total CO2 was calculated based on sold data. Two hypoth-esis were postulated, the first hypothesis was that normal materials are in use, total CO2 produced from packaging stage is measured, the second hypothesis was that new material is chosen for packaging process. Hence, it reduces the GHGs. The results were compared and the reduction rate was concluded.
The results indicate that there is a reduction rate in the packaging process. The first stage of long term project is considered successful as GHGs seem to have reduced
and the business overview is positive and sustainable. Further plan would be considered as reducing more GHGs from other part of manufacturing processes.