ReviewJournal of cleaner production2021
Sustainability in e-commerce packaging: A review.
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25 citing papers in PubMed.
- Work-Related Asthma From Exposure to Cardboard and Paper Products.American journal of industrial medicine · 2026Article
- Advances and Challenges in Smart Packaging Technologies for the Food Industry: Trends, Applications, and Sustainability Considerations.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Research on influencer marketing strategies based on double-layer network game theory.PloS one · 2025Article
- The design of consumer behavior prediction and optimization model by integrating DQN and LSTM.PloS one · 2025Article
- Environmental analysis of returnable packaging systems in different eCommerce business and packaging management models.Journal of industrial ecology · 2024Article
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- Achieving eco-innovative smart glass design with the integration of opinion mining, QFD and TRIZ.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Carbon reduction and water saving potentials for growing corrugated boxes for express delivery services in China.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024Article
- Emerging trends in biomaterials for sustainable food packaging: A comprehensive review.Heliyon · 2024Review
- A critical review of consumer responsibility in promoting sustainable cocoa production.Current research in food science · 2024Review
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- Uncovering the potential of evaluative conditioning in shaping attitudes toward sustainable product packaging.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Prospects for Recyclable Multilayer Packaging: A Case Study.Polymers · 2023Article
- Sustainability Transitions in E-commerce Research-Academic Achievements and Impediments.Circular economy and sustainability · 2023Review
- Promotion strategies for environmentally friendly packaging: a stochastic differential game perspective.International journal of environmental science and technology : IJEST · 2023Article
- Product Packaging by E-commerce Platforms: Impact of COVID-19 and Proposal for Circular Model to Reduce the Demand of Virgin Packaging.Circular economy and sustainability · 2022Article
- Bio-based materials for barrier coatings on paper packaging.Biomass conversion and biorefinery · 2022Review
- Good ingredients from foods to vegan cosmetics after COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of cosmetic dermatology · 2022Review
- Why is generation MZ passionate about good consumption of K-cosmetics amid the COVID-19 pandemic?Journal of cosmetic dermatology · 2022Review
- (Not) Communicating the Environmental Friendliness of Food Packaging to Consumers-An Attribute- and Cue-Based Concept and Its Application.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
Online purchasing, and hence e-commerce packaging production and use, have grown steadily in recent years, and so has their environmental impact as a result. This paper reviews the evolution of packaging over the last century through a compilation of scientific literature on e-commerce packaging focusing on its environmental side. The primary aims were to identify research gaps in e-commerce packaging and to propose new research lines aimed at reducing its environmental impact. A systematic search of abstracts was conducted to identify articles dealing with sustainability in e-commerce packaging in order to better understand changes in materials and formats, identify problems such as oversizing and allow prospective readers to become acquainted with the latest innovations in materials, sustainability and logistics. Based on existing research, packaging materials and technology evolved rapidly until the 1990s. Later, however, it has become increasingly difficult to further reduce their cost and environmental impact. Also, some packaging products continue to be made from non-renewable materials and thus restrict growth of e-commerce. Further research is needed with a view to producing new packages from renewable sources such as cellulose-containing materials, which are widely available in nature, or from recycled cellulose-based materials such as cartonboard. Improving distribution processes with new, more effective tools could additionally help alleviate the environmental impact of packaging. Similarly, new production processes such as additive manufacturing and 3D printing might help optimize package volume and shape, thereby facilitating more sustainable production through, for example, reduced CO
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