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The role of life cycle analysis in considering product change

Journal Article · · Waste Management; (United States)
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  1. Franklin Associates, Ltd., Prairie Village, KS (United States)
Life cycle analysis is an important tool for determining the environmental impacts of products and packaging. A complete life cycle analysis consists of three phases: life cycle inventory, impact analysis, and improvement analysis. Life cycle inventory examines the energy and resource usage and environmental releases associated with a product system from cradle to grave, that is, from the extraction of raw materials through raw material processing; manufacture, transportation, and use of the product; and, finally, disposal, reuse, or recycling of the product. Life cycle inventory results can be used to identify areas for improving product and packaging systems in terms of reducing energy usage, resource usage, and environmental releases.
OSTI ID:
5524874
Journal Information:
Waste Management; (United States), Journal Name: Waste Management; (United States) Vol. 13:4; ISSN WAMAE2; ISSN 0956-053X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English