Single-use Supermarket Food Packaging and its Alternatives: Recommendations from Life Cycle Assessments

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationEconomy Division
dc.contributor.otherNotten, Philippa
dc.contributor.otherLewis, Yvonne
dc.contributor.otherBurke, Matthew
dc.contributor.otherCorella-Puertas, Elena
dc.contributor.otherBoulay, Anne-Marie
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-05T06:51:36Z
dc.date.available2023-01-05T06:51:36Z
dc.date.issued2022-12
dc.descriptionFood packaging’s ever-increasing reliance on single-use plastic formats along with the persistence of plastics in the environment, adds to the long-reaching – and as yet poorly characterized – impacts of plastic pollution on ecosystems and human health. The need for alternatives to single-use packaging is clear. This report compares the environmental impacts of single-use plastic packaging versus alternative options for supermarket food, intended for home consumption. The report is part of a series of meta-analyses of Life cycle assessment (LCA) studies that provides recommendations to policy makers on alternatives to commonly used single-use plastic products. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a well established tool for assessing the potential environmental impacts associated with a product or service across its whole value chain.en
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dc.identifier.isbn978-92-807-3998-5
dc.identifier.otherDTI/2496/NA
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/41543
dc.languageEnglish
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectpackaging waste
dc.subjectpackaging
dc.subjectplastic waste
dc.subjectdegradable plastic waste
dc.subjectlife cycle
dc.subjectsupermarket
dc.titleSingle-use Supermarket Food Packaging and its Alternatives: Recommendations from Life Cycle Assessmentsen
dc.typeTechnical report

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