Product name
Thermoformed food packaging tray, for chicken, over film only, PP 95%, EVOH 5%, 72 μ
Reference flow unit
1 m2
System boundaries
Cradle to grave excluding the use phase
Wastes and end-of-life
24% (check) recycling rate, 76% incineration with energy recovery
Use advice of the dataset
Per m2, as part of food package, compatible with similar polyolefins based packages if it is used for over-film on thermoformed trays.
Technology description
Data from the data sheet and packaging supplier. Packaging process: thermoforming; Transport: >32t EURO6 lorry for inbound and long-haul waste freight. Freight sea, total freight [<5000 DWT, MGO]
Quality level
Very good
Location
Norway
Geographical representativeness
The packaging is produced in Finland and transported to Norway
Transport road: 758km
Transport sea: 288km
Considered representative for Northern Europe
Reference year
2022
Time representativeness
Foreground data 2022: package weight, recycled content, processing, production place and transport type. Background data from Ecoinvent database 3.9
Other comments on methods approaches
The dataset also exists with other allocation methods: End of Life (0:100) from PAS 2050.
References
Ecoinvent, packaging suppliers and Grønt Punkten Norge (2023). Project website: https://vitenparken.no/project/sustainableeaters/
