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Products and Packages for Key Stage 3
Practical classroom resources for Design and Technology at Key Stage 3
Products and Packages for Key Stage 4
Practical classroom resources for Design and Technology at Key Stage 4
Finding out about packaging
A cross-curricular GCSE resource book for Technology, Science, EIU and Environmental Education.
Finding out about managing waste Archive
A resource book for National Curriculum Science, Geography and Technology with applications for Cross-Curricular Themes.
IEEP Report – Packaging for Sustainability
When the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive was adopted in 1994 (94/62), its aims were outlined as preventing or reducing the impact of packaging and packaging waste on the environment, and ensuring the proper functioning of the internal market. Ten years on, the European Commission is evaluating the [...]
Packaging’s Place in Society
Resource efficiency of packaging in the supply chain for fast moving consumer goods. This report forms part of the Biffaward Programme on Sustainable Resource Use. The aim of this programme is to provide accessible, well-researched information about the flows of different resources through the UK economy based either singly, [...]
Towards Greener Households Archive
Based on a study of the environmental impact of households commissioned by INCPEN from Dr Jan Kooijman, a Dutch expert on supply chain analysis. It follows his 1995 study for INCPEN of the UK food supply chain. The study uses UK government statistics on household consumption of goods to [...]
The Responsible Packaging Code
The Code addresses both environmental concerns and consumer needs. It provides practical guidance for companies to help them achieve improved overall use of resources and, at the same time, provide a high level of safety and hygiene.
