Sustainable Packaging

Dur 30 mins / Key stage 3-5 / Produced 2010

The food and clothing industries are under immense pressure from the government and consumers to use less packaging and reduce the impact it has on the environment. This DVD shows how packaging is evolving through new design solutions, to reduce the amount of materials used and to increase the amount of recycled and recyclable content. It first explores the role of packaging, before speaking to the head of food packaging at M&S to see how it is being reduced across their food and clothing ranges. Then, we look at how plastic bottles are recycled into new food grade plastic, before being formed into containers and filled with salads for the M&S Food to Go range. We then assess the future potential of packaging made from sustainable raw materials.

" Provides brilliant, up-to-date industry case studies, clear and well structured. This type of information is ideal for helping students prepare for the AQA A2 Product Design, Unit 3 Exam Paper. "

Malcolm Cross, Head of D&T, Peter Symonds School, the largest centre teaching AQA A level Product Design

Endorsed for use with the Edexcel GCSE D&T for Food Technology, Graphic Products, Resistant Materials.

Endorsed for use with the Edexcel GCE D&T Product Design for both the Graphic Products and Resistant Materials pathways for the topic heading "Sustainability".

Recommended by AQA in their resources list for their GCSE and GCE D&T specifications.

Produced by Pumpkin Interactive www.pumpkin-interactive.co.uk

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Education

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• Sustainable Packaging
• M&S
• Recycling
• Closed Loop
• Educational DVDs
• Pumpkin