Comparative evaluation of alternative beverage containers with multiple environmental criteria in Greece

Diakoulaki, D; Koumoutsos, NK

dc.contributor.author	Diakoulaki, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Koumoutsos, NK	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:07:50Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:07:50Z
dc.date.issued	1990	en
dc.identifier.issn	0921-3449	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/10196
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dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Environmental	en
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Sciences	en
dc.subject.other	Aluminum Beverage Cans	en
dc.subject.other	Beverages--Packaging	en
dc.subject.other	Economics	en
dc.subject.other	Containers	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	environmental impact assessment	en
dc.subject.other	food packaging	en
dc.subject.other	greece	en
dc.subject.other	waste management	en
dc.title	Comparative evaluation of alternative beverage containers with multiple environmental criteria in Greece	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1990	en
heal.abstract	This paper is a social appraisal of alternative container systems used for the packaging of soft drinks and beer. A multicriteria method of analysis, belonging to the family of outranking methods, is applied in order to obtain a qualitative and quantitative ranking of the alternatives. The principal environmental impacts of the production and usage of packaging materials constitute the criteria of the comparative evaluation. The results obtained reveal that the current market mix generated by the trends observed during the last years in most countries do not accord with a ranking which would be based exclusively on environmental criteria. Recycling can considerably reduce these impacts. This fact explains the systematic efforts undertaken recently in the U.S.A. and in most of the EC countries for the promotion of beverage container recycling.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV	en
heal.journalName	Resources, Conservation and Recycling	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:A1990DP71800005	en
dc.identifier.volume	3	en
dc.identifier.issue	4	en
dc.identifier.spage	241	en
dc.identifier.epage	252	en