Biomimicry & Package Sustainability Biomimicry Book Review

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As the article on SPC (sustainable packaging Coalition) describes, packaging itself contributes to as much as a third of the waste in developed countries. The two articles are closely related in that SPC is all about effective biomimicry in the packaging industry. The new approach to producing sustainable industrial designs is based on life cycle analysis where eliminating waste and conserving energy are key components. The sustainable packaging coalition, a new environmental group is working towards creating new standards for industrial packaging that ensure that products are 'sourced responsibly', designed to be 'safe and effective', 'cost effective' and most importantly, recyclable.

The SPC formed by leading companies is promoting and sharing innovative packaging design solutions that are inspired by nature and therefore environmentally friendly and sustainable. In other words the SPC is working towards innovations in package designs that are modeled on natural systems.

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The SPC also studies and reports on the environmental impact pertaining to the production, use and the 'end of life of the packaging materials'. As Tim and Dayna's article elucidates, looking to nature could offer us cues to produce 'color without harmful chemicals', 'self cleaning surfaces that resist microbial invasion' (seaweeds furanone), non-toxic adhesives, and other diverse design applications. The ultimate aim is to work towards creating a blend of sustainability objectives with industrial requirements so we can build a packaging industry that is environmentally friendly. With 30 million species and more than 3.8 billion years of evolutionary experience we can only concur with the authors that nature is the best teacher and biomimicry is certainly the way to create sustainable human systems......

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