Packaging and sustainability : a study of a liquid paperboard pack

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dc.contributor.advisorVon Blottnitz, Harroen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorRose, Meganen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-31T11:14:20Z
dc.date.available2014-07-31T11:14:20Z
dc.date.issued2013en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes abstract.
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.
dc.description.abstractThe liquid paperboard (LPB) supply chain converts coated paperboard into single-use beveragecartons. The packaging industry claims to have engaged extensively with matters of sustainabilityand that it has taken many steps to improve resource efficiency associated with this type of packaging. Yet, the 2011 recycling rate of used beverage cartons (UBCs) in South Africa was 0.9%,implying that significant volumes are going to landfill disposal. UBCs are a source of high quality fullybleached furnish (paper fibres), which are routinely recovered and recycled in many other countries,and this practice has been shown by multiple life cycle assessments (LCAs) to reduce environmentalimpacts. The sustainability awareness of different actors in the LPB supply chain was assessed as the first objective, including both South African and international actors in the comparison. Similarities in sustainability reporting were determined by a content analysis of the annual reports supported by two analyses principled on multi-criteria analysis (MCA). The purposively chosen actors in the LPB supply chain were grouped into three namely, manufacturers, organisations and ‘retailers and brand owners’. An analysis using the three focal issues of the Nampak 2010 sustainability report, namely carbon footprint, recycling and training, as search terms shows variation in focus amongst manufacturers to be as wide as that in the two other groups though Stora Enso (an international manufacturer) is noted as having the having the most similar focus. PACSA is the organisation that has the most similar focus to the three Nampak-identified criteria. The four-criteria principled MCA with LCA as the fourth criterion indicates that Stora Enso has the most similar focus to that of Nampak; PACSA is the organisation that has the most similar focus to the four criteria and also had the most focus similar focus to Nampak for the single criterion of ‘recycling’. It is concluded that sustainability awareness in the LPB supply chain is more nuanced in the international companies (based on the date of first responding, word counts in the reports and use of LCA) but is similar between the three company groups in the supply chain. An LCA is presented in order to investigate whether policy recommendations for further reducing the environmental impacts pf LPB use in South Africa.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationRose, M. (2013). <i>Packaging and sustainability : a study of a liquid paperboard pack</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Chemical Engineering. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5408en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationRose, Megan. <i>"Packaging and sustainability : a study of a liquid paperboard pack."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Chemical Engineering, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5408en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationRose, M. 2013. Packaging and sustainability : a study of a liquid paperboard pack. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Rose, Megan AB - The liquid paperboard (LPB) supply chain converts coated paperboard into single-use beveragecartons. The packaging industry claims to have engaged extensively with matters of sustainabilityand that it has taken many steps to improve resource efficiency associated with this type of packaging. Yet, the 2011 recycling rate of used beverage cartons (UBCs) in South Africa was 0.9%,implying that significant volumes are going to landfill disposal. UBCs are a source of high quality fullybleached furnish (paper fibres), which are routinely recovered and recycled in many other countries,and this practice has been shown by multiple life cycle assessments (LCAs) to reduce environmentalimpacts. The sustainability awareness of different actors in the LPB supply chain was assessed as the first objective, including both South African and international actors in the comparison. Similarities in sustainability reporting were determined by a content analysis of the annual reports supported by two analyses principled on multi-criteria analysis (MCA). The purposively chosen actors in the LPB supply chain were grouped into three namely, manufacturers, organisations and ‘retailers and brand owners’. An analysis using the three focal issues of the Nampak 2010 sustainability report, namely carbon footprint, recycling and training, as search terms shows variation in focus amongst manufacturers to be as wide as that in the two other groups though Stora Enso (an international manufacturer) is noted as having the having the most similar focus. PACSA is the organisation that has the most similar focus to the three Nampak-identified criteria. The four-criteria principled MCA with LCA as the fourth criterion indicates that Stora Enso has the most similar focus to that of Nampak; PACSA is the organisation that has the most similar focus to the four criteria and also had the most focus similar focus to Nampak for the single criterion of ‘recycling’. It is concluded that sustainability awareness in the LPB supply chain is more nuanced in the international companies (based on the date of first responding, word counts in the reports and use of LCA) but is similar between the three company groups in the supply chain. An LCA is presented in order to investigate whether policy recommendations for further reducing the environmental impacts pf LPB use in South Africa. DA - 2013 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2013 T1 - Packaging and sustainability : a study of a liquid paperboard pack TI - Packaging and sustainability : a study of a liquid paperboard pack UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5408 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/5408
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationRose M. Packaging and sustainability : a study of a liquid paperboard pack. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Chemical Engineering, 2013 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5408en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Chemical Engineeringen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherChemical Engineeringen_ZA
dc.titlePackaging and sustainability : a study of a liquid paperboard packen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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