Abstract
Packaging makes a valuable contribution to economic, environmental and social sustainability through product protection, waste prevention, enabling efficient business conduct and providing consumers with the benefits of the products it contains. The case study chosen for the work was carried out in a multinational automotive company with the objective of researching the financial and environmental factors in the substitution of one-way packages by the returnable ones during the distribution of parts for automotive dealers. There is no single solution to manage packaging waste. The best combination of options depends on local conditions, especially demographics and the degree of investment made in modern processing systems. Determining the best combination of options for managing packaging waste therefore requires detailed case-by-case analysis where life-cycle assessments can provide valuable decision support.
Highlights
Packaging is one of the important issues in allocating resources in different industrial sectors, especially in manufacturing and logistics services
Corporate sustainability In 1987 at the World Commission on Environment and Development under the leadership of the former Norwegian Prime Minister Brundtland, he presented the definition of Sustainable Development as "a development capable of meeting the current needs of an intact environment, social justice and economic prosperity without limit the ability of future generations to meet their needs, where preservation of the natural environment is a prerequisite for a functioning economy and social justice. " (FINKBEINER, 2010)
In developing countries, average losses in the food supply chain could be reduced by using improved packaging of 40% for the European average of 2.5%, the energy consumption associated with food losses would be reduced by more than 50%, increasing the availability of food
Summary
Packaging is one of the important issues in allocating resources in different industrial sectors, especially in manufacturing and logistics services. The research encompasses one of the actions of the company aiming at the sustainability aspect regarding the reduction of economic and environmental costs in the study of the substitution of disposable boxes by returnable ones in the supply of parts for the concessionaires. In this way, the objective is to investigate the financial and environmental factors in the substitution of one-way packages for the returnable ones during the distribution of parts for automotive dealers
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