11 min readSectors
Packaging LCA: PPWR, recycled content and the functional unit
In packaging the functional unit is not 'one box' but the amount of product protected. The trade-off between light-weighting, recycled content and food waste.
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Every clca article tagged “circular economy” — 4 technical pieces covering the topic from methodology, standards interpretation and practical application angles.
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9 min readGreen Building
Level(s): Europe's common framework for sustainable buildings
Level(s) is not a certificate but a common measurement language. Its six macro-objectives, indicator structure and relationship with existing schemes.
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What is the circular economy? And how is it measured with LCA?
Circularity is not an environmental benefit in itself — it has to be measured. When recycling wins, and when it does not.
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What is Zero Waste? The regulation, the certificate and the link to LCA
In Turkey, Zero Waste is not a campaign but a system mandated by regulation. Who it covers, how the certificate works, and how the waste data feeds an LCA.
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- fundamentals20
- data quality15
- EN 1580412
- CBAM11
- building LCA10
- EPD10
- embodied carbon9
- sector LCA9
- ecoinvent8
- Scope 38
- construction product EPD7
- life cycle assessment7
- recycled content7
- corporate carbon footprint6
- biogenic carbon5
- embedded emissions5
- functional unit5
- ISO 140405
- carbon footprint5
- verification5
- carbon pricing4
- CSRD4
- EN 159784
- end-of-life scenario4
- environmental claim4
- EPD program operator4
- green building4
- impact categories4
- Module D4
- CO2 equivalent3
- data collection3
- Digital Product Passport3
- electricity emission factor3
- emission factor3
- energy efficiency3
- environmental regulation3
- export compliance3
- green building certification3
- uncertainty analysis3
- PCR3
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