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Environmental consequences of mixed plastic recycling : Life cycle assessment of FAIR plastic system ; Miljökonsekvenser av plaståtervinning : Livscykelanalys av FAIR plastsystem
Global environmental change is a concern in society, and companies sees the importance of more environmentally- friendly practices. Consequently, the need for environmental information is becoming more and more important. A common tool for strategic environmental decisions is life cycle analysis (LCA), which is recognized for its robustness in assessing the environmental performance of products systems. This study reports on a streamlined consequential life cycle analysis (CLCA) commissioned by the organisation Ragnsells, and to analyse the strenghts, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) for applying this approach to similar projects. The initial LCA is conducted on FAIR plastic recycling, an innovation provided by Ragnsells AB. The geographical scope of the project is delimited to Denmark in 2022. Moreover, as CLCA has been applied, the used allocation has been the system expansion method. Data have been collected from direct contact with stakeholders in Denmark, literature and CLCA databases. The results of the study indicate that demanding FAIR plastic recycling is favourable from a climate change perspective, but detrimental in terms of e.g. land change. Furthermore, the lack of available data limits the study and shows need of further research. LCA applied within the organisation can increase awareness, simplify decision-making and provide comprehensive environmental information, despite the significant time and resources needed. Furthermore, increasing research within the field presents opportunities to improve quality aspects that can lead to better environmental performance and enhances collaboration and communication. However, the need for environmental information is threatened by misleading environmental claims, and could be minimized by increasing knowledge about underlying assumptions and uncertainties in LCA studies. ; Miljöförändringen erkänns alltmer som strategiskt viktigt i samhället och allt fler företag ser vikten av att ställa om till mer miljövänliga tekniker. Följaktligen ...
Environmental consequences of mixed plastic recycling : Life cycle assessment of FAIR plastic system ; Miljökonsekvenser av plaståtervinning : Livscykelanalys av FAIR plastsystem
Global environmental change is a concern in society, and companies sees the importance of more environmentally- friendly practices. Consequently, the need for environmental information is becoming more and more important. A common tool for strategic environmental decisions is life cycle analysis (LCA), which is recognized for its robustness in assessing the environmental performance of products systems. This study reports on a streamlined consequential life cycle analysis (CLCA) commissioned by the organisation Ragnsells, and to analyse the strenghts, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) for applying this approach to similar projects. The initial LCA is conducted on FAIR plastic recycling, an innovation provided by Ragnsells AB. The geographical scope of the project is delimited to Denmark in 2022. Moreover, as CLCA has been applied, the used allocation has been the system expansion method. Data have been collected from direct contact with stakeholders in Denmark, literature and CLCA databases. The results of the study indicate that demanding FAIR plastic recycling is favourable from a climate change perspective, but detrimental in terms of e.g. land change. Furthermore, the lack of available data limits the study and shows need of further research. LCA applied within the organisation can increase awareness, simplify decision-making and provide comprehensive environmental information, despite the significant time and resources needed. Furthermore, increasing research within the field presents opportunities to improve quality aspects that can lead to better environmental performance and enhances collaboration and communication. However, the need for environmental information is threatened by misleading environmental claims, and could be minimized by increasing knowledge about underlying assumptions and uncertainties in LCA studies. ; Miljöförändringen erkänns alltmer som strategiskt viktigt i samhället och allt fler företag ser vikten av att ställa om till mer miljövänliga tekniker. Följaktligen ...
Environmental consequences of mixed plastic recycling : Life cycle assessment of FAIR plastic system ; Miljökonsekvenser av plaståtervinning : Livscykelanalys av FAIR plastsystem
Sivard, Amanda (author)
2022-01-01
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Electronic Resource
English
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690
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