Life cycle assessment of beverage packaging in Thailand: Implications from modeling choices and alternative improvement policies
Issued Date
2025-03-01
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ISSN
09213449
eISSN
18790658
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85210276511
Journal Title
Resources, Conservation and Recycling
Volume
214
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SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Resources, Conservation and Recycling Vol.214 (2025)
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Kositcharoenkul P., Prempreeda A., Oo P.Z., Deuja A., Vassanadumrongdee S., Gheewala S.H., Prapaspongsa T. Life cycle assessment of beverage packaging in Thailand: Implications from modeling choices and alternative improvement policies. Resources, Conservation and Recycling Vol.214 (2025). doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.108022 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/102899
Title
Life cycle assessment of beverage packaging in Thailand: Implications from modeling choices and alternative improvement policies
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Abstract
Life Cycle Assessment of four important beverage packaging types in Thailand —aluminum cans, aseptic cartons, polyethylene terephthalate and glass bottles— applying a spatially differentiated life cycle impact assessment method is carried out to assess the environmental burdens and implications from modeling choices and alternative improvement policies. Packaging wastes are not recycled as high as the demand in Thailand; so the end-of-life recycling model is recommended for promoting recycling and mitigating packaging waste management issues. With the subsequent improvement in the recycling rates, increasing the usage of recycled materials becomes a crucial issue for the raw material acquisition and manufacturing phase, for which the recycled content model is recommended. Our findings recommend prioritizing policies for increasing both end-of-life recycling and recycled content to enhance the environmental sustainability of beverage packaging. Promotion of electrification in manufacturing is not recommended until the electricity is produced from renewable sources.