Product name
Thermoformed food packaging tray, for chicken, under film only, PP 95%, EVOH 5%, 350 μ
Reference flow
1 m2
System boundaries
Cradle to grave excluding the use phase
Wastes and end-of-life
24% recycling rate, 76% incineration with energy recovery
Use advice of the dataset
Per m2, as part of food package, compatible with similar polyolefin-based packages if it is used for thermoformed under-film material.
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 description
The packaging is produced in Finland and transported to Norway
Transport road: 648km
Transport sea: 288 km
Considered representative for Northern Europe
Quality level
Good
Reference year
2022
Time representativeness description
Foreground data 2022: package weight, recycled content, processing, production place and transport type. Background data from Ecoinvent database 3.9
Time quality level
Very good (foreground data)
LCI method principle
Attributional
Other comments on methods approaches
The dataset also exists with other allocation methods: End of Life (0:100) from PAS 2050.
Cut off for mass or energy flows
None
Data collection period
2022-2023
Data set generator
Simon Saxegård and Clara Valente
References
Ecoinvent, packaging suppliers and Grønt Punkten Norge (2023). Project website: https://vitenparken.no/project/sustainableeaters/
Access and use restrictions
No
