Comparing LCA results out of competing products: developing reference ranges from a product family approach |
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| Authors: | Daniel Collado-Ruiz Hesamedin Ostad-Ahmad-Ghorabi |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8P 5C2, Canada;2. Geological Survey of Canada—Pacific, Natural Resources Canada, Sidney, BC V8L 4B2, Canada;3. Geological Survey of Canada—Atlantic, Natural Resources Canada, Dartmouth, NS B2Y 4A2, Canada;4. Department of Geography, Memorial University, St. John''s, NL A1B 3X9, Canada;5. Paleotec Services, Ottawa, ON K1R 5K2, Canada;6. Geological Survey of Canada—Northern, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8, Canada;7. Canadian Geodetic Survey, Natural Resources Canada, Sidney, BC V8L 4B2, Canada |
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| Abstract: | Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has proven useful in comparing the environmental impact of alternatives, life-cycle phases or parts in a product. To date, benchmarking a new product with previous environmental information entails a degree of subjectivity. This paper presents LCP-families, a concept to develop reference ranges for environmental impact of a new product. A new product can be catalogued as environmentally better or worse than a percentage of its competitors, depending on what position it occupies in its LCP-family. Three case studies of packaging products are carried out to show the applicability and usefulness of the concepts presented. |
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