COMPARATIVE LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF THE USE OF RECOVERED GLASS IN GLASS PACKAGING FOR FOOD
Last modified: 2014-09-11
Abstract
This study is part of the European project FENIX-Giving Packaging a New
Life which aims to create an efficient tool that will be used to obtain results
for the environmental impact of the packaging waste management through a
methodology of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). We present here a complete
Life Cycle Assessment from cradle to cradle of glass packaging intended for
food use from the Spanish-Portuguese geographical framework. Results
have allowed us to evaluate the full environmental impact of the glass
packaging waste (pretreatment, production of packaging glass and
transports) considering the current waste management practices. These data
could provide useful information to establish new recycling and production
strategies and waste management in the sector.
Life which aims to create an efficient tool that will be used to obtain results
for the environmental impact of the packaging waste management through a
methodology of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). We present here a complete
Life Cycle Assessment from cradle to cradle of glass packaging intended for
food use from the Spanish-Portuguese geographical framework. Results
have allowed us to evaluate the full environmental impact of the glass
packaging waste (pretreatment, production of packaging glass and
transports) considering the current waste management practices. These data
could provide useful information to establish new recycling and production
strategies and waste management in the sector.
Keywords
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); glass packaging; glass recycling
References
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Hischier R. (2007). Life Cycle Inventories of Packagings and Graphical Papers. Ecoinvent report Nº11. Dübendorf , Switzerland: Swiss Center for Life Cycle Inventories.
ISO 14040 (International Standardization Organization). (2006). Environmental Management-Life Cycle Assessment—Principles and Framework. International Standard ISO 14040
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