Environmental impacts of disposable cups with special focus on the effect of material choices and end of life

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 18, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 1458-1463

  Häkkinen, Tarja ^a   Vares, Sirje ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE CYCLE; PLASTIC BOTTLES;

EFFECTS OF MATERIALS; END OF LIVES; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE CYCLE THINKING; MATERIAL CHOICE; POLY LACTIDE; POLYMER BASED;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 78049277807     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2010.05.005     Document Type: Article

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