Comparative LCA to evaluate how much recycling is environmentally favourable for food packaging

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 77, Issue , 2013, Pages 61-68

  Toniolo, Sara ^a   Mazzi, Anna ^a   Niero, Monia ^a   Zuliani, Filippo ^a   Scipioni, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Comparative life cycle assessment (LCA); Food packaging; Multilayer plastic tray; PET tray; Post consumer bottles

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; DECISION MAKING SUPPORT; ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; FOOD PACKAGING; LIFE CYCLE IMPACT ASSESSMENT; POST-CONSUMER; RECYCLING TECHNIQUES;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INCINERATION; LIFE CYCLE; MATERIALS; MULTILAYER FILMS; MULTILAYERS; PACKAGING MACHINES; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; RECYCLING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WASTE INCINERATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

PLASTIC; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FOOD PROCESSING; INNOVATION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PLANNING METHOD; RECYCLING; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FOOD PACKAGING; INCINERATION; LANDFILL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PLASTIC BOTTLE; RECYCLING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84880033268     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2013.06.003     Document Type: Article

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