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Cradle-to-Gate Life Cycle Assessment of Bottle-to-Bottle Recycling Plant: Case Study

In: Advances and New Trends in Environmental Informatics

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  • Amira Ragab

    (German University in Cairo)

  • Amna Ramzy

    (German University in Cairo)

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to assess the environmental impacts of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle-to-bottle recycling using life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology. Analysis was initially carried out using the material and energy flow analysis (MEFA), to assess material and energy efficiency of a PET recycling plant in Egypt using Umberto efficiency + software; followed by LCA using Umberto LCA software to assess cradle-to- factory gate of recycling post-consumer beverage bottles. The study has been conducted according to the ISO 14040/14044 standard. The functional unit is defined as 1 ton of recycled food-grade PET pellets. Depending on the cut-off approach it was discovered that the production of 1 Ton food-grade PET pellets results in 274 kg CO2 equivalent which achieves greenhouse gas emission of nearly 84%. Based on the study it can be said that PET recycling offers significant environmental benefits in-relation to virgin PET pellets production.

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  • Amira Ragab & Amna Ramzy, 2023. "Cradle-to-Gate Life Cycle Assessment of Bottle-to-Bottle Recycling Plant: Case Study," Progress in IS, in: Volker Wohlgemuth & Stefan Naumann & Grit Behrens & Hans-Knud Arndt & Maximilian Höb (ed.), Advances and New Trends in Environmental Informatics, pages 3-15, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:prochp:978-3-031-18311-9_1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-18311-9_1
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    1. Amira Ragab & Rana Elazhary & Siegfried Schmauder & Amna Ramzy, 2023. "Plastic Waste Valorization for Fused Deposition Modeling Feedstock: A Case Study on Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate/High-Density Polyethylene Sustainability," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(18), pages 1-22, September.

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