Environmental Labeling: Life Cycle Analysis Approach to Product Evaluation and Comparison
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Goldenberg, Abby Gayle
- Affiliation: Gillings School of Global Public Health, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
- Abstract
- A life cycle analysis of the diaper product category was evaluated to illustrate the generic problems in using that approach in the context of an environmental labeling program. A report by Arthur D. Little Inc. titled "Disposable versus Reusable Diapers: Health, Environmental and Economic Comparisons" was used as a case study. The analytic framework used to evaluate the report included: omission, weighting and bias. The evaluation revealed a need to establish a formal methodology to standardize and make more objective the process of life cycle analysis. In order to facilitate the establishment of an effective environmental labeling program in the United States a less comprehensive or modified life cycle analysis is recommended.
- Date of publication
- December 1990
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- Advisor
- Flynn, Michael
- Turner, Alvis G.
- Lynn, Frances M.
- Degree
- Master of Science in Public Health
- Academic concentration
- Environmental Management and Policy
- Degree granting institution
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Graduation year
- 1990
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