| Title | Findings from a streamlined life cycle assessment of PET-bottles for beverage-packaging applications, in the context of circular economy |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 5189 |
| Authors | Ingrao, C; Wojnarowska, M |
| Title | Findings from a streamlined life cycle assessment of PET-bottles for beverage-packaging applications, in the context of circular economy |
| Year | 2023 |
| Published | |
| Abstract | Economic activity, especially production, is based upon the use of natural resources. This is a fact that affects the growing pressure of the need to implement a sustainable approach to the design, manufacture, and disposal of products, as waste management and disposal have a significant impact on the environment. Therefore, the EU waste management policy aims to reduce the impact of waste on the environment and health and improve the efficient use of resources in the EU. The long-term goal of this policy is to reduce the amount of waste generated and, if generation is unavoidable, to promote its use as a resource, increase recycling and ensure safe waste disposal. These and related solutions are critical, given the growing amount of plastic waste. Under this perspective, the aim of the article was to assess the relevant environmental issues in the production of PET bottles for packaging applications, which can enable a significant improvement in the life cycle environmental profile not only of the analysed material but, also, of the downstream systems in which they are used as such or processed for finished, more complex goods. Results highlighted that, due to the largest contribution (nearly 84 %) to the environmental profile of the bottles' life cycle, a substantial improvement could be achieved by replacing 50 % of the total amount of virgin PET used with recycled PET. |
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