Life cycle assessment of alternative bedpans - A case of comparing disposable and reusable devices

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 83, Issue , 2014, Pages 70-79

  Sørensen, Birgitte Lilholt ^a   Wenzel, Henrik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Consequential life cycle assessment; Disposable; Moulded cardboard; PE; Recylable; Reusable

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; POLYETHYLENES; WASTE INCINERATION; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CONSEQUENTIAL LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT; DISPOSABLE; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENTS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); RECYLABLE; REUSABLE; REUSABLE DEVICES; WASTE HIERARCHIES;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84908260838     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.07.022     Document Type: Article

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