Abstract
The article characterizes selected issues related to the method of performing environmental impact analyses. Particular attention was paid to the need for identifying environmental effects associated with the process of shaping beverage bottles. This study concerns the analysis of selected stages of the machine’s life cycle environmental impact in the specific case of the blow molding machine used in the production of bottles. Life cycle assessment analysis was performed using the SimaPro 8.4.0 software (The Dutch Company Pre Consultants). The CML 2 and ReCiPe2016 methods were chosen to interpret the lists of chemical emissions. Impact categories specific to the CML 2 model are: abiotic depletion, acidification, eutrophication, global warming, ozone layer depletion, human toxicity, fresh water aquatic ecotoxicity, marine aquatic ecotoxicity, terrestrial ecotoxicity, and photochemical oxidation. Among all the considered impact categories, marine aquatic ecotoxicity was characterized by the highest level of potential harmful effects occurring during the bottle production process. A new aspect of the research is to provide updated and more detailed geographic data on Polish bottle production.
Highlights
Growing public awareness and stricter legal requirements in the field of environmental protection caused an increase in interest in research methods that enable a reduction in the adverse impact on the natural environment and human health of products [1,2]
Due to its comprehensive nature, it allows for a full assessment of the environmental impact of the entire life cycle of the selected product from the acquisition of raw materials to the management of waste generated as a result of its use
J =1 where APj represents the acidification potential of gas j expressed relative to the Acidification Potential (AP) of SO2, and Bj is its emission in kg
Summary
Growing public awareness and stricter legal requirements in the field of environmental protection caused an increase in interest in research methods that enable a reduction in the adverse impact on the natural environment and human health of products [1,2] One such method is the LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) [3]. Greenhouse gas emissions, water and soil pollution, and excessive use of natural resources One such method is the Ecological Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). Due to its comprehensive nature, it allows for a full assessment of the environmental impact of the entire life cycle of the selected product from the acquisition of raw materials to the management of waste generated as a result of its use (cradle-to-grave analysis or cradle-to-cradle analysis). The test results were presented graphically in the form of bar charts and verified and interpreted
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