Journal
4TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH, ICEER 2017
Volume 136, Issue -, Pages 507-512Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.10.273
Keywords
disposable cutlery and crockery; eco friendly products; sustainable cutlery and crockery
Funding
- FCT
- FCT [UID/EQU/00305/2013]
- FEDER through COMPETE - Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalizacao (POCI) [POCI-01-0145-FEDER-006939]
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Most of the take away materials used today is made of plastic. This presents a huge challenge in terms of waste management and pollution. It is widely known that plastic takes several hundred to thousand years to decompose, releasing toxic substances in the process. Therefore, the aim of this work was to analyze alternatives to plastic takeaway cutlery, crockery from areca palm and coconut tree by products. This focuses on reviving the methods and knowledge that existed in the southern and central parts of the Indian subcontinent for making sustainable cutlery and crockery products used in everyday life. A market analysis, design, life cycle analysis and deeper research on the fabrication will be briefly presented. (C) 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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