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Design of a sustainable packaging in the food sector by applying LCA

Design of a sustainable packaging in the food sector by applying LCA Int J Life Cycle Assess (2014) 19:206–217 DOI 10.1007/s11367-013-0618-9 PACKAGING SYSTEMS INCLUDING RECYCLING Design of a sustainable packaging in the food sector by applying LCA Luca Zampori & Giovanni Dotelli Received: 28 January 2013 /Accepted: 25 June 2013 /Published online: 10 July 2013 # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013 Abstract specific design of the packaging bowl/tray can allow significant Purpose The choice of a sustainable packaging alternative is lowering of the overall CO eq emissions. In addition, when a key issue for the improvement of the environmental per- designing an aluminum-based packaging, the content of the formances of a product, both from a production perspective secondary material can be significantly increased in order to and end-of-life management. The present study is focused on reach higher sustainability during the production stage. the life cycle assessment (LCA) of two packaging alterna- . . . . tives of a poultry product, in particular a polystyrene-based Keywords Aluminum Carbon footprint Food LCA tray and an aluminum bowl (70 wt% primary and 30 wt% Packaging Polystyrene secondary aluminum) were considered. Methods The LCA was performed according to ISO 14040- 44 and following a “from-cradle-to-grave” perspective. The 1 Introduction following stages were considered: production, use phase http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment Springer Journals

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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2013 by Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
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Environment; Environment, general; Environmental Economics; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology; Environmental Chemistry
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0948-3349
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1614-7502
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10.1007/s11367-013-0618-9
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Int J Life Cycle Assess (2014) 19:206–217 DOI 10.1007/s11367-013-0618-9 PACKAGING SYSTEMS INCLUDING RECYCLING Design of a sustainable packaging in the food sector by applying LCA Luca Zampori & Giovanni Dotelli Received: 28 January 2013 /Accepted: 25 June 2013 /Published online: 10 July 2013 # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013 Abstract specific design of the packaging bowl/tray can allow significant Purpose The choice of a sustainable packaging alternative is lowering of the overall CO eq emissions. In addition, when a key issue for the improvement of the environmental per- designing an aluminum-based packaging, the content of the formances of a product, both from a production perspective secondary material can be significantly increased in order to and end-of-life management. The present study is focused on reach higher sustainability during the production stage. the life cycle assessment (LCA) of two packaging alterna- . . . . tives of a poultry product, in particular a polystyrene-based Keywords Aluminum Carbon footprint Food LCA tray and an aluminum bowl (70 wt% primary and 30 wt% Packaging Polystyrene secondary aluminum) were considered. Methods The LCA was performed according to ISO 14040- 44 and following a “from-cradle-to-grave” perspective. The 1 Introduction following stages were considered: production, use phase

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