E N V I R O N M E N TA L;;S E C T I O N

A CONTRIBUTION OF THE EUROPEAN INDUSTRY OF STEEL FOR PACKAGING
TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
 



E N V I R O N M E N T A L   B R I E F I N G   1

Use and misuse of LCA for regulatory purposes in the context of Directive 94/62/EC.


LCA is increasingly referred to by national regulators as a valid tool to compare the environmental impact of different packaging solutions. This paper analyses the limits of this approach and the need to proceed to systematic sensitivity analysis of LCA parameters.

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E N V I R O N M E N T A L   B R I E F I N G   2

Recycling of packaging and barriers to trade - discriminatory deposit schemes.


APEAL analyses the compared performance of deposit schemes versus multi-material collection schemes for metal beverage cans and demonstrates the discriminatory effects of deposits.


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L C A sensitivity and eco-efficiency analysis of beverage packaging systems

TNO Environment, Energy and Process Innovation.


Various Member States of the EU appear to be making politically-motivated decisions against the concept of one-way beverage packaging. Invariably these lead to the introduction of discriminatory measures, such as eco-taxes, quotas, or deposits. They claim to be based on Life Cycle Analysis considerations. However, such measures against one-way beverage packaging are not justified on environmental grounds.

TNO examined the parameters which are sensitive for the LCA of a number of beverage packaging, both one-way and refillables, relating to a number of environmental themes. Their analysis took into account ranges of values, rather than a single value for these parameters (which is of course far more realistic) and demonstrated that the differences in the eco-efficiency of various materials and packaging concepts are insufficient to allow politicians to discriminate between them.

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