A comparative life cycle analysis of plastic and paper packaging bags in the Philippines

• Main Authors: Biona, Jose Bienvenido Manuel M., Gonzaga, Jeremias A., Ubando, Aristotle T., Tan, Hazel Claire
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2016
• Subjects: Environmental impact analysis; Life cycle costing; Plastic bags; Paper bags; Environmental Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/341; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/faculty_research/article/1340/type/native/viewcontent
• Institution: De La Salle University

Various cities in the Philippines have started to prohibit the use of plastic bags and packaging materials in favor of paper products for waste disposal and management reasons. This study evaluated the soundness of these initiatives based on life-cycle analysis (LCA) framework. While a number of stu...