Life-cycle thinking in the pulp and paper industry, Part I: Current practices and most promising avenues

Tappi Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 25-31

  Gaudreault, Caroline ^a   Samson, Réjean ^b   Stuart, Paul R ^a  

^a Université Laval   (Canada)

^b Inter Univ Res Ctr on Life Cycle Assess and Mgmt of Prod and Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS; CURRENT PRACTICES; END-OF-LIFE; ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS; ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS MANUFACTURING; HOT SPOT; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; NEW PRODUCT; PROCESS ANALYSIS; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; SENSITIVE APPLICATION; STRATEGIC EVALUATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; LIFE CYCLE; PAPER; POLYSTYRENES; PULP; STRATEGIC PLANNING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY;

EID: 69749092559     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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