[HTML][HTML] How accurate is plastic end-of-life modeling in LCA? Investigating the main assumptions and deviations for the end-of-life management of plastic packaging

F Pellengahr, A Ghannadzadeh… - Sustainable Production …, 2023 - Elsevier
To integrate plastic packaging into circular economy models, end-of-life (EoL) management
is attracting increasing attention. The integration of plastic products into a circular economy …

Developing a sustainability vision for the global wine industry

M Wagner, P Stanbury, T Dietrich, J Döring, J Ewert… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Interest in sustainability has increased significantly in the wine sector in the past few years,
driven by customer interest, as well as the impact of global warming-intensified weather …

Life cycle assessment of end-of-life options for cellulose-based bioplastics when introduced into a municipal solid waste management system

G Gadaleta, C Ferrara, S De Gisi, M Notarnicola… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The partial degradation of cellulose-based bioplastics in industrial treatment of organic
fraction of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) opened to the investigation of further disposal …

Linking LCA literature with circular economy value creation: A review on beverage packaging

I Sazdovski, A Bala, P Fullana-i-Palmer - Science of The Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
The ever-increasing volume of packaging waste is widely recognised as a key global
environmental challenge. Packaging is thus a central concern for advocates and analysts of …

Comparison between the perceived and actual environmental sustainability of beverage packagings in glass, plastic, and aluminium

G De Feo, C Ferrara, F Minichini - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
This study analysed the perceived environmental sustainability of alternative packaging
systems for beverages (glass bottle, plastic bottle, and aluminium cans) from a sample of …

Current state and research directions for disposable versus reusable packaging: A systematic literature review of comparative studies

H Pålsson, J Olsson - Packaging Technology and Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The use of disposable and reusable packaging is a hot topic in policy and practice, but
different studies have come to different conclusions on when each packaging type is the …

[HTML][HTML] Packaging choice and coordinated distribution logistics to reduce the environmental footprint of small-scale beer value chains

DR Morgan, D Styles, ET Lane - Journal of Environmental Management, 2022 - Elsevier
This study assesses the extent to which packaging and distribution impacts can be mitigated
as environmental hotspots in the life cycle of micro-brewed beer. We conduct life cycle …

[HTML][HTML] Human health effects of recycling and reusing food sector consumer plastics: A systematic review and meta-analysis of life cycle assessments

M Deeney, R Green, X Yan, C Dooley, J Yates… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Global transitions to circular economies of plastic could pose both risks and opportunities for
human health. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) can help to quantify possible health effects …

Life cycle assessment of environmental impacts of cold and hot break tomato paste packaged in steel drums and exported from Xinjiang, China

J Ding, Y Li, J Liu, G Qi, Q Liu, L Dong - Environmental Impact Assessment …, 2023 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to conduct a life cycle assessment (LCA) of the environmental
impact of highly concentrated tomato paste produced by cold break and hot break methods …

Life-cycle assessment in the polymeric sector: A comprehensive review of application experiences on the Italian scale

I Blanco, C Ingrao, V Siracusa - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
In recent years, a growing media campaign has demonized the use of plastic tout court, as
solely responsible for environmental problems. Behind what is now vulgarly called plastic …