PET and HDPE packaging materials, evaluation tools of green? Life-cycle assessme
HC plastic net News: The National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) recently announced the launch of a new study, can be recycled PET and HDPE containers to provide life-cycle inventory analysis. Life Cycle Assessment (LifeCycleAssessment), as a new management tool, focusing on the packaging of the whole process, through the life cycle assessment goal and scope definition, inventory analysis, impact assessment and to improve the evaluation of the paper and plastic packaging A preliminary study for the development and production of packaging to provide decision support. LCA the environmental management tool to get attention, thus promoting sustainable development and international trade needs
Study shows that the production process of recycled PET packaging resin significantly reduces the packaging material in the energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions for the environment.
NAPCOR Chairman and global plastic packaging and material procurement, vice president of TomBusard said: "For years, many companies are looking for a product package can assess their sustainability in the environment, which in addition to recovery of such assessment methods There is no alternative way of law, and this new study only confirms and quantifies the environmental benefits of recycled PET material. We see more and more customers began to ask us to provide life-cycle inventory data (LCIs) to do life-cycle assessment (LCAs), so since they can more accurately understand they are now used in packaging sustainability. LCAs assessment will consider the product or packaging of the entire life cycle, from raw materials to production until the end of life. This is a long-term pursuit of the company want to as a way for them to assess their products an environmentally sustainable packaging options available.
NAPCOR Director of Operations DennisSabourin added, "This study is a scientific way by some companies provide an effective reference tool." "Sabourin went on to emphasize, PET packaging overview and analysis of sustainable development should take into account not only their recyclability, but recovered in the PET resin in the new packaging materials reuse, as well as the inherent performance characteristics of PET material: light weight , earthquake, safety, preservation, and the right time can ensure that not only will not affect the performance of the product itself will not change the weight. Fundamentally, the presence of packaging is to provide not only effective but also to ensure that products products quality of safety, cost and sustainability. The new study by the Franklin Institute LCI, NAPCOR together. American Chemistry Council (ACC), Plastics Recycling Association (APR), polyester resin Association (PETRA) have completed. by Using life cycle inventory (LCI)) method, research to identify and quantify the energy demand, solid waste, and air and water vapor evaporation steps to collect PET and HDPE post-use packaging for material classified and then processed into clean recycling resin. According to the results, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration (EIA) data show that in 2008 all the recycled PET material used for the production of virgin PET resin production saved 30 trillion Btu (British thermal units) energy consumption, which is equivalent to 317,000 households each year the annual U.S. energy consumption. corresponding greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and also saves 1.1 million U.S. dollars equivalent of carbon dioxide equivalent of 1.89 million vehicles on the road to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. If recycled PET using a single sheet, the required energy use than the native 84% PET material corresponding reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 71%.
Sabourin said: "We think the industry the company through a number of quantitative systems and transparent peer review agreement with the Government and some non-governmental organizations is very important. The LCI report in the context of its use is a very detailed report it for our customers and end users to informed decision-making confidence.
NAPCOR was established in 1987 specifically the U.S. and Canada, PET plastic industry associations, NAPCOR is committed to being honest and credible industry leading PET packaging industry leaders to facilitate the resolution of PET recycling industry.
Life cycle assessment (LCA) is an evaluation of products, processes or activities, from raw material acquisition to production, transportation, sales, use, reuse, maintenance and final disposal of the entire life cycle stage of the process of the environmental load . It is the first identification and quantification of the entire life cycle stage of energy and material consumption and environmental release, and then evaluate the consumption and release of the environmental impact, the final identification and evaluation of opportunities to reduce these impacts.
Life cycle assessment (LCA) first appeared in the twentieth century, the late 60s, early 70s, was known as the Resource and Environmental Analysis (REPA). Life cycle assessment as a sign of beginning of the study in 1969 by the Midwest Research Institute for the Coca-Cola's beverage bottle for the evaluation of research, the study makes Coca-Cola abandoned the past, long-term use of glass bottles, plastic bottles instead . Subsequently, the United States ILLIN0IS University, Franklin Research Institute, Stanford University, Institute of Ecology Habitat and the European, some Japanese research institutes have also developed a range of packaging products for other similar studies. This period is mainly initiated by the industrial enterprises, research results as an internal product development and management decision support tools. 1990 by the International Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) for the first time hosted the international seminar on life cycle assessment, at the meeting, the first time the life cycle assessment (LifeCycleAssessment, LCA) concept. In later years, SETAC has presided over and held several seminars, life cycle assessment (LCA) from the theory and methods on a wide range of research on life cycle assessment methodology has made important contributions. SETAC 1993, according to an academic conference in Portugal's main conclusions, published a programmatic report "Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Program: A Practical Guide." The report for the LCA method provides a basic technical framework for life cycle assessment methodology of starting a milestone in the
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