The Relevance of Recyclability for the Life Cycle Assessment of Packaging Based on Design for Life Cycle

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作者
Keller, Jonas [1 ]
Scagnetti, Carla [1 ]
Albrecht, Stefan [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Stuttgart, Dept Life Cycle Engn, Inst Acoust & Bldg Phys IABP, D-70563 Stuttgart, Germany
[2] Fraunhofer Inst Bldg Phys IBP, Dept Life Cycle Engn, D-70563 Stuttgart, Germany
关键词
Design for Life Cycle; circular economy; waste management; circular design; plastic packaging; producer responsibility; recyclability; climate change; life cycle assessment;
D O I
10.3390/su14074076
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The awareness for more environmentally sustainable packaging solutions is steadily growing. With both consumers and manufacturers looking to minimize their impacts on the environment, the need for easy-to-implement and standardized measures strengthening a circular economy rises. In the research, the goal was to determine whether the carbon footprint and circularity of non-food plastic packaging can be improved by simple design changes. The results should then lead to design recommendations, providing a Design for Life Cycle approach. The methodology of the study was to conceptually design a single-use plastic packaging with attributes having positive and negative effects on recyclability. Herein, only design characteristics from products obtainable on the market were regarded. Moreover, a comparison over existing recyclability assessment methods is given. The recyclability was then determined with the selected approach by Cyclos HTP, and a reference calculation was conducted. Life Cycle Assessments were implemented for 14 packaging designs using the GaBi software and the Environmental Footprint method. The results showed that dark color, material compounds, insoluble adhesives, and large labels result in lower recyclability of the single-use packaging. The impacts on climate change range from 0.13 kg CO2-equivalent emissions (100% recyclability) to 0.21 kg CO2-equivalent emissions (0% recyclability) per packaging, showing that lower recyclability leads to a larger carbon footprint in all assessed scenarios. Concluding, the research demonstrated that by applying Design for Life Cycle measures, impacts on climate change can be reduced. Lastly, design recommendations for decision makers are outlined.
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