Sustainability Issues in Turkish Packaging

Abstract

Abstract-The concept of sustainability refers to sustainable development or sustainable life. According to Bruntland Report published in 1987, the source of interest in sustainable development lies in the belief that existing human actions harm the environment and these actions will lead to serious negative results. As World Commission on Development and Environment published the report entitled Our Common Future in 1987, the concept of sustainable development began to be discussed in public domain. In the report, a series of social and environmental obstacles were defined including the unsustainable industrial development requiring global attendance.Sustainability in design and also packaging design domain is receiving increasing attention due to sustainable development and environment. Increasing in consumption means much more packaging day by day. Designers and companies should be careful about designing sustainable for every design object and their packaging. Within the scope of this study, 'Concept of Sustainability' effects on company management decisions and sustainable packaging design will be emphasized. Impact of sustainable design criteria on company's organizational structure has been determined by a case study. Turkish packaging industry will be investigated for finding sustainability application of producers. Case study methods will be used to clarify the concept of the sustainability effects on sustainable management approaches, strategies and the decision-makers of the companies in the packaging sector. Glass and PET jars are examined to assess the sustainability of the current stages of the product design and production, as well as applications that include sustainable design and manufacturing innovations aimed to explore and investigate.