Hanoi, Feb. 22 -- Ecological design aims to minimise the environmental impact of plastic packaging over its entire life cycle, heard a seminar on packaging eco-design in the food and beverage industry. The seminar, co-organised by the Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment and the World Wide Fund for Nature Vietnam (WWF-Vietnam) on February 21, highlighted that products and their packaging must be designed to meet global standards concerning environmental impact. Deputy Director of the institute Nguyen Trung Thang said that eco-design is a proactive approach in the process of developing a product or a service, aiming at minimising environmental impact throughout the life cycle, from material selection to dis...