Influence of recycling rate increase of aseptic carton for long-life milk on GWP reduction

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 678-689

  Mourad, Anna Lúcia ^a   Garcia, Eloisa E C ^a   Vilela, Gustavo Braz ^a   Von Zuben, Fernando ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA DE ALIMENTOS   (Brazil)

^b TETRA PAK LTDA Rod Campinas Capivari   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Air pollutants; Aseptic carton; Cardboard; Emissions; GWP; Landfilling; Package; Recycling; Scenario analysis

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; EMISSION CONTROL; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; METHANE; NATURAL RESOURCES; SUPPLY CHAINS;

ASEPTIC CARTON; CARDBOARD; GWP; SCENARIO ANALYSIS;

RECYCLING;

ALUMINUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; POLYETHYLENE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; EMISSION CONTROL; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; METHANE; NATURAL RESOURCES; RECYCLING; SUPPLY CHAINS;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; LANDFILL; LIFE CYCLE; METHANE; MILK; NATURAL RESOURCE; PACKAGING WASTE; RECYCLING;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; ASEPSIS; CALCULATION; CONSUMER; CONTAINER; DEGRADATION; ENERGY; FOOD PACKAGING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GAS; LANDFILL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MASS; MILK; RECYCLING;

TETRA;

EID: 38049120158     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2007.09.001     Document Type: Article

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