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Pharmaceutical manufacturers are unlikely to embrace fully green packaging solutions, but there are aspects of the packaging life cycle where a philosophy of sustainability can be introduced to help reduce the environmental footprint, as well as manufacturing costs. Unfortunately, as [Michael Rubens...

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Published in:Pharmaceutical technology Europe 2009-11, Vol.21 (11), p.30
Main Authors: Klefenz, Friedbert, Peters, Carsten, Tomasi, Piero, Schäfer, Jürgen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cost control
Klefenz, Friedbert
Packaging
Peters, Carsten
Pharmaceutical industry
Process controls
Schafer, Jurgen
Technology
Tomasi, Piero
Trends
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Summary:Pharmaceutical manufacturers are unlikely to embrace fully green packaging solutions, but there are aspects of the packaging life cycle where a philosophy of sustainability can be introduced to help reduce the environmental footprint, as well as manufacturing costs. Unfortunately, as [Michael Rubenstein] also pointed out, there are no "silver bullets" to achieve more sustainable packaging.
ISSN:1753-7967