Cork stoppers supply chain: Potential scenarios for environmental impact reduction

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 112, Issue , 2016, Pages 1985-1994

  Demertzi, Martha ^a   Silva, Rui Pedro ^b   Neto, Belmira ^c   Dias, Ana Cláudia ^a   Arroja, Luís ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b SA ^*  (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Environmental impact; Hotspots; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); Natural cork stoppers; Portugal

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; LIFE CYCLE; SUPPLY CHAINS;

CLEANING OPERATIONS; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; HOTSPOTS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); NATURAL CORK; PORTUGAL; PRODUCTION STAGE; TRANSPORT DISTANCES;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 84953219726     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.02.072     Document Type: Article

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