Abstract

The growing awareness in consumers about environmental conservation makes industries look into the methodology which evaluates the environmental attributes associated with a product or service.Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is gaining momentum. LCA is a methodology which quantifies the materials and energy exchanges of a product during its life cycle.Life cycle inventory of wood free printing paper was investigated by Mitsubishi Paper Mills and University of Tokyo to establish the methodology for pulp and paper industry. Based on the experience of investigation, specific issues of LCA for pulp and paper industry were extracted. The major solutions for these issues are as follows(1) To establish “Guidelines on life cycle assessment in pulp and paper industry”(2) To produce LCI database for paper additives(3) To develop the methodology of impact assessment for land use

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