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Environmental software

GreenPack is a new software program from Istituto Italiano Imballaggio (Milan, Italy) that rates environmental impact of all types of packaging. After providing specific information on the package to be rated, GreenPack furnishes an environmental profile composed of four figures: quantity of energy used, waste produced, air polluted and water polluted.

Jul 31, 1997

Comparisons of two or more packaging solutions for the same function determines which one has the best environmental impact, by how much and why.

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