Combining material flow analysis, life cycle assessment, and multiattribute utility theory: Assessment of end-of-life scenarios for polyethylene terephthalate in Tunja, Colombia Rochat et al. Combining MFA, LCA, and MAUT

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 642-655

  Rochat, David ^a   Binder, Claudia R ^b   Diaz, Jaime ^c   Jolliet, Olivier ^d  

^a SOFIES ^*  (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE BOYACÁ   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Life cycle assessment (LCA); Material flow analysis (MFA); Multiattribute utility theory (MAUT); Normalization; Plastics recycling; Recycling

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MATERIALS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; RECYCLING; WASTE TREATMENT;

LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; MULTIATTRIBUTE UTILITY THEORY; NORMALIZATION; PLASTICS RECYCLING;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84885480396     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jiec.12025     Document Type: Article

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