Berlin 14 February 2014 A New Lifecycle Analysis Lca Of Carrier Bags Is Now Availablethe Study Was Performed According To Iso 14040 And 14044 And Was Critically Reviewedand Verified By Dekra Consulting Oekoinstitut Ev Witzenhauseninstitut And Theswiss Federal Institute Of Technology Zurich Eththe Study Compared Carrier Bags Made From Paper Conventional Plastic Polyethylene Pe25 Percent Recycled Pe And A Biobased And Certified Compostable Polymer Bag Pbatplain Terms Of Their Ldquo2in1rdquo Use In Regions Where Organic Waste Is Collected And Recovered Separatelythis Means The Bags Are Used Repeatedly As Carrier Bags And Then In A Second Step Tocollect Organic Waste Where Possiblethus The Study Goes Beyond A Simple Material Comparison Because It Considered The Addedvalue Of Compostable Bags Which Support Organic Waste Diversionthe Study Revealed A Number Of Environmental Benefits For The Biobased And Compostablepolymer Bags Compared To Paper And Conventional Pe Bags With Regard To Resource Consumptionof Raw Materials Cumulative Energy Demand And Emissions The Lowest Land Usewas Found For The Pe Bags Followed By The Compostable Plastic Bag Based On Nonrenewablepbat The Paper Bags Exhibited The Highest Land Usethe Study Further Shows That The Above Environmental Benefits Of Compostable Bags Increasewhen They Are Consequently Used To Collect Organic Wastes Separatelythe Results Of The Study Confirm That Certified Compostable Bags Can Play An Important Role Inpromoting A Bioeconomy And A Resourceefficient Europe In Countries Where Organic Waste Iscollected Separatelyfor More Information On The Life Cycle Analysis Please Visithttpeneuropeanbioplasticsorgwpcontentuploads201402lcacarrierbags2014pdfsee Also Ndash European Bioplastic Position Paper On Plastic Wastehttpeneuropeanbioplasticsorgwpcontentuploads2013publicationspositionpapereubppositionpaperwastepdfeuropean Bioplastics Is The European Association Representing The Interests Of The Industry Along The Complete Bioplasticslsquo Valuechain Its Members Produce Refine And Distribute Bioplastics Ie Plastics That Are Either Biobased Biodegradable Or Bothmore Information Is Available At Wwweuropeanbioplasticsorgnbsp
