Environmental assessment of a multilayer polymer bag for food packaging and preservation: An LCA approach

A Sustainable Performance Assessment Framework for Plastic Film Supply Chain Management from a Chinese Perspective

“…From the literature review, it was found that most plastic film assessments only considered one sustainability dimension [1,3,[24][25][26]; few considered two dimensions [27][28][29]; and very few considered three dimensions [30]. Academic and corporate interest in sustainable supply chain management has risen considerably in recent years [16].…”

“…Jasch [25] applied an LCA methodology to evaluate the damage arising from the life cycle of a bi-layer film bag for food packaging from an environmental perspective. Leceta et al [26] conducted an environmental assessment of bio-based films based on agro-industrial byproducts and marine residues in an effort to add value to these wastes.…”

“…Energy consumption is one of the most used indicators in the environmental dimension [1,20,21,25]. In the BOPP film industry, energy consumption usually refers to the electricity, natural gas and energy sources used in the production and the distribution stages.…”

“…• Plastic film assessment methods usually involve a single evaluation, the most common of which has been the LCA method [1,25,29]. While the life cycle assessment approach is a popular technique for addressing the environmental aspects of supply chains, implementation is not always possible because of the complex and time-consuming process [31,33].…”

Assessing environmental impacts using a comparative LCA of industrial and artisanal production processes: "Minas Cheese" case

“…Another objective of LCA is to provide a basis for assessing the potential improvements in the environmental performance of a product system. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a technique for assessing the potential environmental impacts associated with a product, process, or service throughout its lifetime (Kim et al, 2013;Siracusa et al, 2014). Chehebe (1998) highlights that life cycle assessment is a technique that allows a detailed evaluation of the environmental aspects and potential impacts associated with a product life cycle, ranging from the extraction and processing of the basic raw materials that enter the production to the final 14040 (International Organization for Standardization, 2006a) was kept as a model document; however, all required items were transferred to the new standard (Finkbeiner et al, 2006).…”