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Page 7 and 8: The study found that:• The enviro
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Page 12 and 13: 1.2.1 Supermarket carrier bags stud
Page 15 and 16: 2 Goal definitionThe international
Page 17 and 18: 3 Scope3.1 Function of the product
Page 19 and 20: are either elemental flows 15 or ma
Page 21 and 22: assumed that 40 per cent of the lig
Page 23 and 24: The generation of electricity from
Page 25 and 26: liners for lightweight bags. The IP
Page 27 and 28: Several substitute materials were a
Page 29 and 30: Table 4.3The transport scenarios fo
Page 31 and 32: We therefore calculated that 40.3 p
Page 33 and 34: 5.1 Global warming potentialThe GWP
Page 35 and 36: eduction in the GWP of the paper ba
Page 37 and 38: The reuse of HDPE carrier bags as b
Page 39 and 40: 10080Avoided products fromconsumer
Page 41 and 42: contributed significantly to all im
Page 43 and 44: Table 5.6The environmental impact o
Page 45 and 46: Percentage of impact (%)9070503010A
Page 47 and 48: the starch-polyester bag is because
Page 49 and 50: these changes alter the impacts of
Page 51 and 52: However, recycling increases fresh
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7 Discussion7.1 Comparison with oth
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The ratios of material per litre ca
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This study does not compare the rea
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8 Conclusions8.1 Conclusions relate
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• The paper, LDPE, non-woven PP a
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Nolan-ITU. 2003. The impacts of deg
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A.1 IntroductionLife cycle assessme
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the formation of photochemical oxid
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A.3 Plastic Shopping Bags - Analysi
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must be highlighted that due to the
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The functional unit for the study w
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A.5 Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of
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Annex B - A study of carrier bagwei
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Four questions were asked during th
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prodegradant bags) had a capacity o
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use bag as prodegradant or non prod
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Annex C - Description of inventoryd
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Specific data for polymer productio
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The production of glue for the pape
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generation of heat from heavy fuel
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The modelling of leachate emissions
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emissions over 150 years and specie
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C.6 Lifecycle diagramsFigure C.6.1T
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LDPE1802.82 gramsTransport16-32t Lo
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Weström, P. and Löfgren, C., 2005
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Abiotic depletionWhat is it? This i
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Annex E - Peer review comments105 E
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play a role in carrier bag use and
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double count. A bag, made of recycl
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The weight represents the total amo
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good alternative of the HDPE bag fo
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16 February 2010Comment 2.5.3 - Imp
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Comment 2.5.8 - LDPE carrier bag (s
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