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A Review on Plastic Waste Management Using Life Cycle Assessment Approach
Life cycle assessment is a method for estimating the environmental impact of any product for its span of life. Plastic waste management is the only...
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Environmental potential of recycling of plastic wastes in Australia based on life cycle assessment
Plastic consumption in Australia is steadily increasing and is estimated to reach 8.8 million tonnes by 2050. Alongside plastic consumption, plastic...
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A Review of Life Cycle Assessment Studies in Plastic Waste Management
The world is facing socio-economic, environmental, and health challenges because of plastic pollution. Therefore, it is critical to ensure that...
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Plastic impurities in biowaste treatment: environmental and economic life cycle assessment of a composting plant
The study focuses on an Italian composting plant and aims to investigate the impact of the presence of plastic impurities in the collected biowaste...
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Application of Life Cycle Assessment for More Sustainable Plastic Packaging - Challenges and Opportunities
The European plastics industry is in transition to meet its 2050 net zero and circularity targets. In 2020, the overall European recycling rate for...
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Life cycle assessment of different strawberry production methods in Germany with a particular focus on plastic emissions
PurposeUsing plastic for strawberry cultivation (so-called plasticulture) is widespread to extend cultivation, reduce weed stress and water and...
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Comparative assessment of life cycle impacts of various plastic waste management scenarios in Johannesburg, South Africa
PurposeLandfilling can result in a loss in revenue that would otherwise have been accrued from recycling plastic waste, loss in potential jobs, and...
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The Gaps for Future Studies in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Single-Use Plastic Bags: A Literature Review
This work performed a literature review on single-use plastic bag’s life cycle assessment to identify possible gaps for future research. For this...
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Electronic Plastic (E-plastic) and Their Biodegradation
Electronic waste (e-waste) has become a significant global concern due to the rapid growth of consumer electronics and technological advancements....
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Evaluation of the environmental impact of a plastic sprayer through life cycle assessment: an industrial case study
The use of plastics for the production of household objects represents a considerable fraction of the global plastic market. In this study, an...
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Torrefied plastic-fiber fuel pellets as a replacement for fossil fuels — a case study life cycle assessment for Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
PurposeThe commercial-scale production of torrefied plastic-fiber fuel pellets from waste plastics and waste fibers may offer a viable alternative to...
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Guidelines on the selection and inventory of social life cycle assessment indicators: a case study on flexible plastic packaging in the European circular economy
PurposeEmerging technologies are addressing current challenges to shift from a linear to a circular economy. However, the consideration of social...
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Implementing Ecodesign During Product Development: An Ex-Ante Life Cycle Assessment of Wood-Plastic Composites
About 80% of environmental performance is determined during product development. This study assesses environmental impacts of wood-plastic composite...
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Complete hydrogenolysis of mixed plastic wastes
The accumulation of plastic waste in the environment has led to a global crisis with severe consequences for wildlife and ecosystems. Upcycling...
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Life cycle assessment of paper and plastic grocery bags used in Sri Lankan supermarkets
Large-scale use of plastic grocery bags presents a significant burden on the environment, where paper bags are considered a popular alternative to...
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A comparative cradle-to-grave life cycle assessment of single-use plastic shop** bags and various alternatives available in South Africa
PurposeThe pervasive use of plastics, coupled with inadequate waste management systems in many countries, has led to widespread leakage of plastics...
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Methodology to address potential impacts of plastic emissions in life cycle assessment
PurposeProducts made of plastic often appear to have lower environmental impacts than alternatives. However, present life cycle assessments (LCA) do...
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Effect of Overload on Low Cycle Fatigue Crack Growth Behavior Considering Accumulative Plastic Damage
The evolution mechanism behind low cycle fatigue crack propagation behavior subject to overload was investigated by experimental and numerical...
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From Circular to Linear? Assessing the Life Cycle Environmental and Economic Sustainability of Steel and Plastic Beer Kegs
In the craft brewing industry, kegging solutions have changed dramatically in recent years. While steel kegs once dominated the draught beer market,...
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The Darker Side of Dutch Colonialism: Exporting Plastic Waste Is Plastic Pollution Trafficking
In 2021, the European Union (EU) was the largest exporter of plastic waste in the world, followed by the United States and Japan. Within the EU, the...