How do end of life scenarios influence the environmental impact of product supply chains? comparing biomaterial and petrochemical products

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 29-30, Issue , 2012, Pages 122-131

  Glew, David ^a   Stringer, Lindsay C ^b   Acquaye, Adolf A ^c   McQueen Mason, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Greenhouse gasses (GHG); Life cycle assessment (LCA); Mattresses; Recycle; Waste

Indexed keywords

COMBINED HEAT AND POWER PLANTS; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; END OF LIVES; EUROPEAN UNION; FOAM MATTRESS; GHG EMISSION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MATTRESSES; PETROCHEMICAL PRODUCTS; PRODUCT SUPPLY CHAINS; RECYCLE; REUSE AND RECYCLING; WASTE TEXTILES;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; EMISSION CONTROL; ETHANOL; LAND FILL; LIFE CYCLE; NATURAL FIBERS; PETROCHEMICALS; RECYCLING; SUPPLY CHAINS; WASTES;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

EID: 84859522078     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.02.005     Document Type: Article

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