Comparison of different methods to include recycling in LCAs of aluminium cans and disposable polystyrene cups

Waste Management

Volumn 48, Issue , 2016, Pages 565-583

  van der Harst, Eugenie ^a   Potting, José ^b,c   Kroeze, Carolien ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allocation; Aluminium; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Polystyrene; Recycling

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLOBAL WARMING; INCINERATION; LIFE CYCLE; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; POLYSTYRENES; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WASTE INCINERATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE TREATMENT;

ALLOCATION; ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS; CORRECTION FACTORS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); QUALITY REDUCTION; RECYCLED MATERIALS; SUBSTITUTION METHOD; TREATMENT MANAGEMENT;

RECYCLING;

ALUMINUM; POLYSTYRENE; POLYSTYRENE DERIVATIVE;

ALUMINUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GUIDELINE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INCINERATION; LANDFILL; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PLASTIC; RECYCLING; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ALLOCATION ON NUMBER OF RECYCLING LOOPS METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EQUAL SHARE METHOD; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INCINERATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LANDFILL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLED CONTENT METHOD; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; SUBSTITUTION WITH ALTERNATIVE MATERIAL METHOD; SUBSTITUTION WITH CORRECTION FACTOR METHOD; SUBSTITUTION WITH EQUAL QUALITY METHOD; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EUROPE; KITCHEN; PACKAGING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ALUMINUM; COOKING AND EATING UTENSILS; EUROPE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; INCINERATION; POLYSTYRENES; PRODUCT PACKAGING; RECYCLING; REFUSE DISPOSAL; WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84952978456     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2015.09.027     Document Type: Article

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