Life cycle assessment (LCA) of the innovative eco-designed container for shampoo

Okada, Toru; Shibata, Manabu; Sakata, Yushi; AtsushiNakajima,; Itsubo, Norihiro

doi:10.1016/j.clrc.2021.100027

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“…It was also reported that the use phase and ingredient production contributed most to the total environmental burden. Okada et al 15 analysed the environmental impact of shampoo bottles in three models (pump bottle model, refill model and replacement model) using LCA and found that the environmental impact was reduced by 20% and 25%, respectively, when the pump bottle model was replaced with the refill and replacement models. Gatt and Refalo 16 evaluated the environmental impacts of reusable, recyclable and dematerialized cosmetic packages and found that the environmental impact was reduced by 74% when fully recyclable packaging materials were reused.…”

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Life cycle assessment of multiple dispensing systems used for cosmetic product packaging

2023

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Worldwide, the packaging industry for consumer product goods, including personal care and beauty products, generates over $25 billion in sales. An extremely high environmental impact follows the large demand in the industry. Almost 70% of the plastic waste generated in the cosmetics market is not recyclable. Sustainability in the beauty industry is complex and multifaceted, requiring an evaluation of all factors.Packaging plays an important role in the cosmetics market, and considering the amount of waste it generates, it is essential to understand packaging dispensing systems from an environmental perspective. This study investigated the environmental impacts of three dispensing systems commonly used for cosmetic product packaging: the general dip-tube pump, the airless pump and the bag-in-bottle format. A cradleto-grave life cycle assessment (LCA) was performed to quantitatively analyse the environmental burden of those three different dispensing systems, using a facial cream as a test case. The LCA analysed the environmental impacts generated by the packaging materials and incorporated the environmental impacts created by the facial cream residue left behind in each dispensing system. The system boundary of this LCA included the material production, intermediate processes, distribution, use and end-of-life phases of the packaged facial cream products. The LCA complied with the ISO standards, 14,040:2006 and 14,044:2006, and LCA software SimaPro v 9.0 was used to analyse the results. The life cycle inventories used in this LCA included US-EI 2.2, USLCI and Ecoinvent 3. TRACI 2.1, including ten mid-point life cycle impact categories, was chosen as the life cycle impact analysis method. Comparative and contribution analyses were conducted to interpret the LCA data. The comparative analysis demonstrated that the airless pump packaging system had less environmental burden than the other two packaging systems for all the life cycle impact categories. The bag-in-bottle alternative had the highest environmental impact for eight of the ten impact categories. The contribution analysis results revealed that the packaging material production phase most contributed to the environmental burden of all three packaging formats, followed by the lotion residue.

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“…A few LCA studies [13][14][15][16] have quantified the environmental impacts of cosmetic packaging. Most of these studies reported that the production phase of the packaging was the most significant contributor to its environmental impact.…”

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Life cycle assessment of multiple dispensing systems used for cosmetic product packaging

2023

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“…Reuse and recycling play important roles in sustainable packaging. Well-designed, refillable and reusable packaging, considering re-sealability, user-friendliness, and choice of material, can reduce environmental impact [4,17]. In addition, reuse has a greater effect than recycling, as the latter depends on consumer recycling behaviour [18,19].…”

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Sustainable Design Strategy of Cosmetic Packaging in China Based on Life Cycle Assessment

2022

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Consumptions of cosmetics present a steady growth trend from 2018 to 2021 in China. While environmental impact generated are becoming prominent issues. Numbers of research on the sustainability of cosmetics are focusing on ingredient choices and production; however, the packaging generates more impact than the ingredient extraction in some specific scenarios, and it should be paid more attention to. The role of packaging deserves deep consideration under the background of a circular economy. This research aims to: (i) figure out the impact hotspot through life cycle assessment (LCA) of representative cosmetic packaging in the Chinese market, (ii) conduct a series of sensitivity analyses to figure out to what extent these potential scenarios influence the environmental performance of the packaging, (iii) obtain the significance of these variables to the sustainable design of the packaging. Finally, a set of sustainable design strategies for cosmetic packaging are proposed for the designer from the aspect of facilitating user reuse and recycling behaviour, material selection, and others.

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Product Ecodesign: An Application of Bio-Based Materials in the Personal Care Packaging Industry

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Circ.Econ.Sust.

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The increasing amount of plastic materials produced and their persistence in the natural environment after the use stage makes them highly critical from the environmental viewpoint and human health and much efforts are being made to find valid alternatives worldwide. This is particularly true for the packaging industry where the use of plastics is more intense and products often have a very short useful life. Ecodesign is a recognized approach capable of proposing effective solutions to reduce the impact of plastic materials, including their replacement with alternative ones. In this view, bioplastics have been recognized as a new generation of materials characterized by a potential lower environmental burden, along their life cycle, including the end-of-life phase. The same cannot yet be said for their technological and production performance, both at an industrial level and the use phase, especially for durable products.This article refers to the personal care industry and aims at exploring, in the Circular Economy framework, the Ecodesign of a personal care plastic dispenser. In this specific sector, the use of bio-based materials is still very limited and in an early stage, differently, from other industries (e.g. agri-food) where, instead, the applications are much more widespread. In particular, a material substitution solution drew on bio-based materials has been adopted in respect of conventional polypropylene and polyethylene. The technological performances of such bio-based materials have been evaluated through laboratory, production and use tests; the results obtained highlight that they are reaching levels comparable to conventional plastics. The regulatory, environmental and economic implications of their potential use at an industrial level are also discussed.

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Life cycle assessment (LCA) of the innovative eco-designed container for shampoo

Cited by 6 publications

References 23 publications

Life cycle assessment of multiple dispensing systems used for cosmetic product packaging

Life cycle assessment of multiple dispensing systems used for cosmetic product packaging

Sustainable Design Strategy of Cosmetic Packaging in China Based on Life Cycle Assessment

Product Ecodesign: An Application of Bio-Based Materials in the Personal Care Packaging Industry

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