The implementations of green packaging and packaging source reduction in China, US, Canada, EU and Japan were investigated. Green packaging evaluation procedures and tools, such as COMPASS of US Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC), Pack-In of UK EnviroWise and life cycle assessment inventory database likes LCA Pro of Japan, were analyzed and applied into the re-formulation of Taiwan Green Packaging Evaluation Procedure and its tool programming. To enhance green packaging during industries / business product packaging design stage, there were 5 industries / business joining pilot project and their feedbacks on the procedure/tool were referred during the tool developing. Moreover, 5 industries from notebook computer and LCD display sectors were successfully reached a voluntary packaging reduction agreement with Taiwan Environmental Protection Administration (TEPA). To promote green packaging, tasks like 2009 Green Package Design (70 sets participation), green packaging design manual and workshop were implemented during the project period. Further collaboration of green packaging design evaluation pilot project and voluntary packaging source reduction between government and industries was suggested and thus the implementation of green packaging design could be confirmed via industries / business performance reporting. The evaluation proposal for green packaging design scheme was also suggested as the operative mechanism of green packaging design and packaging reduction tasks in the future. The function of the mechanism could be enhanced through international collaboration with various green packaging design contest or workshop. Thus, not only the packaging reduction, the green packaging promotion and industries / business interests could be reached.

package, green packaging design, packaging evaluation