Life cycle assessment of PVC in product optimisation and green procurement - Fact-based decisions towards sustainable solutions

Plastics, Rubber and Composites

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 95-98

  Baitz, M ^a   Kreissig, J ^a   Makishi, C ^b  

^a PE Europe GmbH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Decision making; Green procurement; LCA; Life cycle approach

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; LIFE CYCLE; PUBLIC POLICY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CUSTOMISED TOOLS; GREEN PROCUREMENT; LCA; LIFE CYCLE APPROACH;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 26444588150     PISSN: 14658011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/174328905X55461     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (4)

1. 'Life cycle assessment of PVC and of principal competing materials', DG Enterprise and DG Environment, EU Commission. Study available at: http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/chemicals/sustdev/pvc.htm
2. 'Building on environmental life cycle thinking', 18 March 2003, Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament Integrated Product Policy.
3. Green Paper on 'Environmental issues of PVC', COM (2000) 469, 26 July 2000, EU Commission.
4. 'End-of-life vehicles', Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 September 2000, EU Commission.