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Who Needs Packaging?

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A 1: The answer to this question is: EVERYBODY! Let us examine just a few examples of the enormous impact packaging has made on our daily lives.

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Hirsch, A. (1991). Who Needs Packaging?. In: Flexible Food Packaging. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3908-7_1

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