Sustainability in Paper-Based Packaging

Sustainability is the sum term of the steps taken to protect the environment, natural resources, and the lives of future generations effectively.The efficient use of available resources and protection of nature is an important approach in all areas of life to decrease the negative effect of increasing population and production, global warming, and urbanization.Being a renewable resource, cheap, lightweight, durable material and the ease of degradation in nature enable paper based products favorable by users.As in all other production and consumption areas, some steps are taken in the packaging industry to minimize the environmental impact.Here we report the current trends and methods that increase sustainability.The material properties, carbon footprints, social aspects, and the future for paper based packaging are discussed in the general framework.