Environmental assessment of the milk life cycle: The effect of packaging selection and the variability of milk production data

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 107, Issue , 2012, Pages 76-83

  Meneses, Montse ^a,b   Pasqualino, Jorgelina ^a,c   Castells, Francesc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c CATALONIA INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY RESEARCH IREC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Environmental assessment; Global warming potential; LCA; Milk; Packaging; Responsible consumption; Waste management

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; COMMERCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EUTROPHICATION; LIFE CYCLE; PACKAGING; PACKAGING MATERIALS; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FINAL DISPOSALS; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; LANDFILLING; LCA; MILK; MILK PRODUCTION; PRODUCTION DATA; PRODUCTION STAGE; RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION;

GLOBAL WARMING;

CARBON DIOXIDE; PLASTIC; POLYETHYLENE; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ACIDIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MILK PRODUCTION; PACKAGING WASTE; RECYCLING; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; DAIRY PRODUCT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FOOD PACKAGING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INCINERATION; LANDFILL; MATERIALS MANAGEMENT; RECYCLING; SPAIN; WASTE DISPOSAL;

SPAIN;

EID: 84860789485     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.04.019     Document Type: Article

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