The production, consumption, and waste of plastics have been rapidly growing worldwide in
the last decades. A variety of data are needed to characterize plastics stocks and flows …

Although methodological development of Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA) is
still under discussion, an increasing number of case studies have been published in recent …

Abstract The Circular Economy (CE) movement is inspiring new governmental policies
along with company strategies. This led to the emergence of a plethora of indicators to …

The omnipresence of plastics in our lives and their ever-increasing application range
continuously raise the requirements for the monitoring of environmental and health impacts …

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is a widely used plastic material that may cause significant
environmental pollution. China is a major global producer and consumer of PET. Previous …

The environmental and social impacts of products are being increasingly scrutinized. This
necessitates systematic assessment methods. Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA) …

Life cycle inventory (LCI) is the crucial phase of Life cycle assessment (LCA) which deals
with the quantification and accumulation of a system inputs and outputs data. The three main …

Material efficiency (ME) strategies are pursued by governments and companies to reduce
environmental emissions, improve supply chain resilience, and enhance cost …

Many different approaches have been developed to quantify and evaluate sustainability.
Here a review is performed on sustainability assessment based on Life Cycle Thinking …

Plastics are one of the most greenhouse gas (GHG) intensive and the fastest growing
industries in the manufacturing sector. Environmental tradeoffs of plastics occur through all …