A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment: Polystyrene or Polypropylene Packaging Crates to Reduce Citrus Loss and Waste in Transportation?
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چکیده
Packaging plays a key role in preserving food products during transportation. Therefore, selecting proper packaging crates to transport fruits from farms the market can dramatically reduce loss and waste. This study aims evaluate environmental impact of two alternatives when transporting citrus Jordan using ratio, as an indicator select best packaging, based on traveled distances. The research team tracked transportation trucks several market. In addition, data were collected department statistics build model OpenLCA Software with defined system boundaries. However, results revealed that polypropylene performed better than polystyrene crates. Citrus was cut by at least 60% use reduced product damages handling vibration load stress, especially increased distances “Central Market vegetables”. Different categories evaluated. We selected 3 hotspot analysis performed: climate change, resource depletion, water depletion. Farm waste has highest ranges 58–69%, 77–85%, 77–81%, respectively. Other impactful is inedible parts; they influence up 23%, 11%, 17%, same order. terms impact, have fewer impacts since are reusable recyclable end life cycle. we recommend adopting As future direction, suggests performing similar effect other agricultural Jordan.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Sustainability
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2071-1050']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/su141912644