Table 45 Presentation of the selected studies for biopolymersStudy
number
Title Main author Year
Geographical
scope
1
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Biopolymers
for single‐use carrier bagsMurphy 2008 UK
2
Bilan environnemental de filières de
traitement de plastiques de différentes
origines
(Environmental assessment of treatment
channels of plastics of different origins)BIOIS 2006 France
3 Life^ Cycle^ Assessment^ pf^ polylactide^ (PLA) IFEU 2006 Germany
4
Environmental assessment of biodegradable
multilayer film derived from carbohydrate
polymersVidal 2007 Spain
5
Assessment of the environmental profile of
PLA, PET and PES clamshell containers using
LCA methodologyMadival 2009 USA
6
Miljøvurdering af alternative
bortskaffelsesveje for bionedbrydelig
emballage
(Environmental assessment of alternative
disposal routes for biodegradable packaging)Nielsen 2002 Denmark
7
Kunststoffe aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen:
Vergleichende Ökobilanz für Loose‐fill‐
Packmittel aus Stärke bzw. Polystyrol
(Plastics from renewable resources:
Comparative LCA for loose‐fill packaging
materials made from starch and polystyrene)BIfA/IFEU/
Flo‐Pak
2006 Germany
The system diagram below shows the biopolymers life cycle and the steps where key system boundary issues
arise. Studies n° 1, 3;5 and 7 analyse the full life cycle, while studies 2, 4 and 6 focus on the disposal and
recovery stage.