Embalagem sustentável: do ciclo de vida à valorização do produto local

• Autor(a) principal: Ferreira Filho, Renilson Aurélio
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Tipo de documento: Trabalho de conclusão de curso
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFRN
• Texto Completo: https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/47462
• topic: Impactos ambientais; sustentabilidade; design de embalagem; ciclo de vida; alface orgânica; Environmental impacts; sustainability; packing design; life cycle; organic lettuce; Ciências sociais aplicadas, Desenho industrial, Programação visual, Desenho de produto

Increased consumption and excessive disposal of packaging materials, generates serious environmental impacts. Sustainable Design emerges as a way to reduce these impacts, proposing eco-efficient solutions. The consumption of organic foods is growing worldwide, and is seen as a reflection of the growing demand for healthier eating habits. However, the food waste is a disturbing reality; one of its causes is the lack of adequate packaging. This project proposes the development of a sustainable packaging for organic lettuce, produced and marketed in the "Horta Orgânico Capim Macio" in Natal. For this, theoretical fundamentals were studied about the causes and impacts of consumption and disposal of packaging materials, sustainable development, local product recovery, consumption of organic food and the importance of packaging and labeling of organic food. The project methodology was based on the Guideline for the Packaging Development (GODE), the Life Cycle Design and Life Cycle Assessment. other tools, such as interviews and questionnaires were also incorporated. The analysis of the data collected has allowed the creation of the creation briefing, which guided the development of the stages of creating the package. Finally, the packaging for organic lettuce, focused on the reduction of environmental impacts in their use and disposal, preserving product quality during the sale, indicating the best way to keep the lettuce, and suggesting ways to reuse packaging.