Cradle-to-Gate Life Cycle Assessment of Jute and Plastic in Bangladesh

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10.2991/978-94-6463-478-5_18How to use a DOI?

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Life-cycle assessment; Environmental impact; OpenLCA software; Climate Change

Abstract

Nowadays, with increasing concerns over environmental sustainability and resource management, evaluating the environmental impacts of two prominent materials, plastic and jute from their inception to production (Cradle to Gate) becomes crucial. Recent worldwide discussions on sustainable development and environmental stewardship have raised concerns about manufacturing procedures and materials. This research will evaluate and compare the whole life cycle of these two materials in the context of the nation’s industrial environment to answer this vital requirement. The life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology is a technique used to quantify the environmental effects of various manufacturing processes. The software used to conduct the LCA is OpenLCA in combination with the database ecoinvent 3.8. Specifically, this research is aimed to compare the environmental impact of the described material processes. The primary objective of the study is to comprehensively evaluate and compare the environmental impacts associated with the entire life cycle of jute and plastic. The outcomes derived from the use of the software are obtained for a unit mass of 1 kilogram of jute and plastic. The global warming potential (GWP) of jute is 0.0267 kg CO₂-Eq, whereas the GWP of plastic is 0.634 kg CO₂-Eq. This implies that plastic is around 23 times more detrimental to the environment than jute when it relates to causing climate change. In addition, some conclusions and suggestions are provided based on the results of the other impact categories. Since the data are only given by the ecoinvent database, site-specific variations in the data were taken into consideration.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Md Kamrul Hasan
AU  - Khondoker Mahbub Hassan
AU  - T. T. Jarin
AU  - Md Rahatul Islam
AU  - Debanjon Shome
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/07/23
TI  - Cradle-to-Gate Life Cycle Assessment of Jute and Plastic in Bangladesh
BT  - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICCESD 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 234
EP  - 248
SN  - 2589-4943
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-478-5_18
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-478-5_18
ID  - Hasan2024
ER  -