Greenhouse gas emissions from the treatment of household plastic containers and packaging: Replacement with biomass-based materials

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 304-316

  Yano, Junya ^a   Hirai, Yasuhiro ^a   Sakai, Shin Ichi ^a   Tsubota, Jun ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA GAS CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biodegradable plastic; biomass based plastic; greenhouse gas (GHG); life cycle analysis; plastic containers and packaging; polylactide (PLA); scenario analysis

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BIOMASS; ELASTOMERS; EMISSION CONTROL; LIFE CYCLE; PACKAGING; PACKAGING MATERIALS; PLASTIC CONTAINERS; PLASTICS; POLYESTERS; RECYCLING;

BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS; GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG); LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; POLY LACTIDE; SCENARIO ANALYSIS;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

ADIPIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POLYBUTYLENE SUCCINATE ADIPATE; POLYLACTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; AIR POLLUTANT; GAS; POLYBUTYLENE SUCCINATE-CO-ADIPATE; POLYESTER; POLYMER;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; EMISSION CONTROL; GAS FLOW; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PLASTIC; RECYCLING; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CONTAINER; DOMESTIC WASTE; PACKAGING MATERIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ANALYSIS; GAS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; PACKAGING; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; THEORETICAL MODEL; WASTE DISPOSAL;

JAPAN;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; GASES; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POLYESTERS; POLYMERS; PRODUCT PACKAGING; REFUSE DISPOSAL;

EID: 84899081594     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: 10963669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X14525820     Document Type: Article

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