Eco-friendly packaging determination in the food industry

Abstract

Abstract Plastic consumption continues to increase every year, which creates negative impacts on the environment. One type of plastic consumption which significantly contributes to the environment is food packaging. Other food packaging materials that more environmental friendly are available, however the food industries still used non-eco-friendly packaging for their business. The focus of this research is to determine the main considerations of the food industry, which continues to use not eco-friendly packaging as food packaging and provide alternative solutions for the food industry to shift from non-eco-friendly packaging to a more environmental friendly packaging. This research implemented AHP method to identify factors for selecting food packaging, provided assessment model and determined solutions that could encourage the food industry to shift from non-eco-friendly packaging to eco-friendly packaging.