Sustainable Packaging

4 Learning (Firm) (Added Author). Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) (Added Author). Films Media Group (Added Author).

Summary: A container should protect a product, attract customers, and be relatively cheap to produce. And, it should satisfy consumer demand for goods that do not contribute to the billions of tons of waste produced every year. This program shows how designers are meeting all of these goals by reducing packaging, choosing more recycled materials, and sometimes, completely rethinking a product's design. A thermoforming specialist demonstrates that changing the shape of a take-out box reduces its carbon footprint, and the 6 R's of sustainable packaging are used to create eco-friendly wrap for Cadbury Easter Eggs. The video includes a tour of a recycling facility to see how bottles are sorted, cleaned, and extruded into pellets to make new packaging.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (25 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
remote
electronic resource (video)
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2011], c2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on Aug. 15, 2011. Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Formatted Contents Note:	Why Package? (2:28) -- Packaging's 5 Ps: Presentation and Protection (3:27) -- Packaging's 5 Ps: Preservation, Performance, and Price (3:48) -- Increasing Recycled Content (3:49) -- Increasing Recycled Content: Food Grade PET (2:09) -- Increasing Recycled Content: PET Flakes to Sheets (1:43) -- Reducing Materials (down-gauging) (3:47) -- Rethinking and De-Packaging (3:11) -- Rethinking and De-Packaging History (1:36) -- Credits: Sustainable Packaging (0:31)
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
Target Audience Note:	9 & up.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's description.