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What keeps me up at night?
Why? But really because…. 415 ppm
NSF INTERNATIONAL | 4 A life cycle assessment provides an initial glance at potential impacts of product and alternatives, enabling informed, data-driven decisions. Specific impact data … … enables decision-makers to weigh benefits and drawbacks OPTION 1: Price GHG Transport Transport GHG Water Quality Price Water Composite score: 18 Quality OPTION 2: Composite score: 24
Packaging Options (2017) 1. Amber glass bottle (baseline) 2. Plastic bottles a. HDPE b. PET 3. Blister Packs a. Aluminum foil b. PVC/Aclar c. PVC/PVDC
8 Indicators Consumption Metrics: Metrics relating to the waste streams/emissions produced ● by the four product lifecycle phases for the packaging options that were analyzed. Fossil Fuel ○ Water ○ Biotic Resource ○ Mineral ○ Emissions Metrics: Metrics relating to the consumption resources required in the ● four product lifecycle phases for the packaging options that were measured. Greenhouse Gases ○ Clean Production: Human Impacts ○ Clean Production: Aquatic Toxicity ○ Eutrophication ○
Overview of Data
Overview of Data
Overview of Data
Lifecycle Phases *Use phase only applies to products, not packages Material Phase: Shows impact relating to material procurement. This includes everything from mining the ore ● to refining and processing it. This may also include typical transportation that occurs during this phase. Manufacturing Phase: Shows impact that occurs during the manufacturing process of a product or package. ● Transportation Phase: This phase shows the cumulative impact for the total distance traveled using all the ● different modes of transportation that were selected for the Part or Assembly. End of Life Phase: This phase shows the impact due to the typical municipal disposal of the product. This ● impact is adjusted for the amount of material that is recycled.
Fossil Fuel Consumption ~100 MJ-eq powers a suburban house in the U.S for a day ● 1 Gallon of gasoline contains 121 MJ-eq ●
Fossil Fuel Consumption Reduction from Glass Annual Consumption in Package Option MJ-eq/60 Units Total Annual Units Total Annual MJ-eq Bottle (gallons of Gallons of Gasoline gasoline) Amber Glass Bottle 7.30 222,000,000 27,020,371 223,309 0 PET Bottle 7.15 222,000,000 26,457,911 218,660 4,648 HDPE Bottle 5.81 222,000,000 21,480,284 177,523 45,786 Blister Pack_Aclar 3.05 222,000,000 11,271,982 93,157 130,152 Blister Pack_PVDC 2.94 222,000,000 10,884,795 89,957 133,352 Blister Pack_Aluminum 2.87 222,000,000 10,620,748 87,775 135,534 Let’s compare that to the commute of all of MegaFood’s employees ●
GHG Emissions
GHG Emissions Total Annual Annual Emissions kg CO2/60 Total Annual Package Option Emissions Reduction From Glass Units Units (kg CO2 eq) Bottle (kg CO2 eq) Amber Glass Bottle 0.45 222,000,000 1,675,941 0 PET Bottle 0.40 222,000,000 1,475,765 200,176 HDPE Bottle 0.28 222,000,000 1,022,616 653,325 Blister Pack_Aclar 0.27 222,000,000 996,611 679,330 Blister Pack_PVDC 0.28 222,000,000 1,029,849 646,092 Blister Pack_Aluminum 0.28 222,000,000 1,052,803 623,138
Opportunities for Industry Shift Is there an opportunity to work with a supplier and/or move others in ● your industry towards less toxic practices? How can you engage these co-creators towards a healthier supply system? ● Engage around renewable energy? Energy Efficiency? Something else? ● How can you invest in “in-setting,” the process of investing in carbon sequestration within your agricultural supply system to reduce overall carbon footprint of your products?
Opportunities for “End of Life” How can you with your retailers and consumers to improve your packages ● “End of Life?” work Are there regional opportunities to engage in better waste management ● opportunities? ● Could plant-based plastics help your packaging integrate into improved End of Life processes?
Questions? Thank you!! Kauai Organic Farm
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