The Use of Modeling Tools to Better Evaluate the Packaging Benefice on Our Environment

Packaging play a key role on food quality preservation and shelf-life increase. Even if the link between shelf life loss has not yet clearly been formalized, it is generally observed that well-designed packaging contributes to reduce waste thus corresponding useless negative impact producing distributing uneaten or inedible our environment economy. In order anticipate usage benefit of given packaging, decision making tools are needed be developed. While some authors' separately showed importance model, prediction model Life Cycle Analysis, so far no connection was really made them. this context, paper aims analyze different mathematical modeling approaches proposed in available scientific literature, from gain thanks environmental benefice due decrease waste. The article presents review 29 models developed thematic during last two decades. analyzed were split three categories: (1) models, (2) linking waste, (3) Analysis including direct (production, processing end life) indirect (food waste) impacts. one hand, many predicting conducted assess life, only few them enough mechanistic (by coupling mass transfer deterioration) used other conditions than ones initially studied. Moreover, consumers' practices believes being strongly influent quantity at household, should more systematically integrated estimation for fairer evaluation. On highlighted even e.g., through decrease, cycle analyses system, most studies based rough real quantification reduction obtained packaging. Therefore, further research facilitate representation/quantification links increase packed food, resulting support sectors choose validate best solution food/packaging system.