R3PACK WP6 D6.1 Part A State of the art packaging LCA - Substitution
Authors/Creators
- 1. Politecnico di Milano
- 2. Innovhub-SSI
Description
This first part (A) of D6.1 provides the results of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) studies related to ten existing plastic-based packaging solutions selected to be substituted. These analyses on the state of the art will be necessary to set up comparisons with paper-based packaging alternatives developed within WP4, in order to verify the actual environmental improvements of these new solutions. The life cycle stages considered in the analyses are pre-processing, manufacturing and end-of-life.
The impact assessment has been carried out considering datasets and environmental indicators defined in the PEF methodology. Limitations, assumptions and other non-PEF compliant elements are declared along the report.
Impact results derive from the elaboration of data provided by R3PACK partners listed in Annex I