{"id":1605,"date":"2024-06-24T15:41:29","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T05:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws24\/?p=1605"},"modified":"2024-06-24T15:41:30","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T05:41:30","slug":"life-cycle-assessment-its-applications-and-limitations-in-plastic-waste-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws24\/life-cycle-assessment-its-applications-and-limitations-in-plastic-waste-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Life-cycle assessment: its applications and limitations in plastic waste management"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Presentation by <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws24\/tu-xayachak-rmit-university-australia\/\">Tu Xayachak<\/a> (RMIT University)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Life-cycle assessment (LCA), as an environmental analysis tool, allows us to quantitatively evaluate the holistic impacts of plastic materials throughout all stages of their life cycle, from material extraction to manufacturing to disposal\/recycling. 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