Life cycle assessment of a packaging waste recycling system in Portugal

Waste Management

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1725-1735

  Ferreira, S ^a   Cabral, M ^a   da Cruz, N F ^a   Simoes P ^a   Marques, R C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

LCA; Packaging waste; Recycling; Waste management

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INCINERATION; LAND FILL; RECYCLING; REFUSE COLLECTION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; LANDFILLING; LCA; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES; PACKAGING WASTE; PRODUCT LIFE CYCLES; PUBLIC AUTHORITIES;

LIFE CYCLE;

ALUMINUM; GLASS; NITROGEN; PLASTIC; STEEL;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; INCINERATION; LANDFILL; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ABIOTIC DEPLETION; ACIDIFICATION; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPOSTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EUTROPHICATION; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HOUSEHOLD WASTE; INCINERATION; LANDFILL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PACKAGING MATERIAL; PHOTOOXIDATION; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL; ENVIRONMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

PORTUGAL;

ENVIRONMENT; PORTUGAL; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84905510912     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2014.05.007     Document Type: Article

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