Life cycle assessment of bottled mineral water for the hospitality industry in Northern Italy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viviana Grisales ◽  
Camilla Tua ◽  
Lucia Rigamonti
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Hospitality Industry ◽  
Mineral Water ◽  
Northern Italy ◽  
Bottled Mineral Water

scholarly journals Life Cycle Assessment of Oyster Farming in the Po Delta, Northern Italy

Resources ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamburini ◽  
Fano ◽  
Castaldelli ◽  
Turolla
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Seed Production ◽  
Northern Italy ◽  
Short Supply ◽  
Current Scenario ◽  
Po Delta ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Aquaculture Production

Oysters represent an important portion of the world’s total aquaculture production. In recent years, in Italy, oyster farming has progressively increased its role in the economic growth of the aquaculture sector and still has great potential for growth. As in any other production, oyster farming generates environmental impacts over an oyster’s life cycle, due to material, energy, fuel, and water use. The aim of this work was to carry out a cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment (LCA) of 1 kg of fresh oysters of commercial size produced in the Po delta area, northern Italy. Two scenarios were considered. The current scenario provides for oyster seed purchasing from France and transport to Italy, whereas the alternative scenario includes in situ seed production in order to realize a complete local and traceable supply chain. Eco-indicator® 99-H and ReCiPe® midpoint (H) v.1.12 were used to perform the impact assessments. The overall impacts of the two scenarios were very similar and indicated that the main hotspots were the fattening and prefattening phases of farming, which were common in both scenarios. Focusing the analysis on the first stages, transport from France had a greater impact than did local seed production, emphasizing the importance of a short supply chain in aquaculture production.

Life cycle assessment of bioenergy production from orchards woody residues in Northern Italy

2016 ◽  
Vol 112 ◽  
pp. 2569-2580 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martina Boschiero ◽  
Francesco Cherubini ◽  
Carla Nati ◽  
Stefan Zerbe
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Northern Italy ◽  
Bioenergy Production

scholarly journals LCA of Glass Versus PET Mineral Water Bottles: An Italian Case Study

Recycling ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 50
Author(s):  
Carmen Ferrara ◽  
Giovanni De Feo ◽  
Vincenza Picone
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Mineral Water ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Impact Category ◽  
Life Cycle Thinking ◽  
Pet Bottles ◽  
The Impact

Due to the serious problem of plastic pollution in aquatic environment, many people reject plastic packaging in favour of glass containers which are considered more sustainable. To avoid misjudgements, the sustainability assessment of packaging alternatives should be carried out with a life cycle thinking approach. In this regard, the study presents a comparative Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of two alternative packaging systems for drinking water: reusable glass bottles and polyethylene (PET) bottles. The case study was performed considering the real data of an Italian mineral water company that bottles and distributes both natural and sparkling water. The environmental impacts of the two packaging systems were estimated with the ReCiPe 2016 (H) evaluation method adopting both midpoint and endpoint approaches. The results showed that the PET bottle is the most sustainable alternative for natural water for many impact categories; while, in the case of sparkling water, the environmental impacts of the two packaging systems are similar and the most environmentally sound solution can vary depending on the impact category. The following are the most significant aspects of the analysis: (1) the number of reuses of a single glass bottle; (2) the distribution distance. Their variation can determine which packaging is the most sustainable. Therefore, a life cycle assessment approach is needed for each specific case.

DEVELOPMENT OF DETERGENT RECIPE WITH IMPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 223-229
Author(s):  
Yuliia Slyva ◽  
◽  
Oleksiy Verenikin ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Synthetic Detergent ◽  
General Scheme ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
Environmental Characteristics ◽  
Environmental Standard ◽  
Ecological Characteristics ◽  
Environmental Criteria ◽  
Environmental Properties

The research on the development of an innovative formula of a synthetic detergent with improved environmental properties, which meet the environmental standard of SOU OEM 08.002.12.065:2016 "Detergents and cleaning products. Environmental criteria for life cycle assessment" is carried out. The accumulated theoretical and practical experience is generalized, the general scheme of designing and development of new goods taking into account features of detergents with the improved ecological characteristics is created.

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