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Title: Paper vs. Polystyrene


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Paper vs. Polystyrene
  • Laura Smith, Ryan Snip, Chris Spikes
  • Oct. 25, 1999

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Purpose
  • To determine which product is the most
    environmentally responsible.

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Approach
  • Use Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
  • Use data from in class experiment
  • Use data from other conducted studies

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Life Cycle Assessment
  • Raw Materials Acquisition
  • Material Manufacture
  • Product Fabrication, Packaging and Transportation
    (PPT)
  • Disposal

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Raw Material Acquisition
  • PAPER
  • Harvesting and Cutting
  • Yarding
  • Loading and Hauling
  • POLYSTYRENE
  • Crude Oil Production
  • Natural Gas Production
  • Transportation

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Raw Material Comparison
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Material Manufacture
  • PAPER
  • Pulping
  • Mechanical Process
  • Chemical Process
  • POLYSTYRENE
  • Natural Gas Processing
  • Ethylene, Benzene, Styrene Production
  • Polystyrene Resin
  • Blowing Agent Production

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Fabrication, Packaging, and Transportation
  • PAPER
  • Fabrication
  • Packaging and Transportation
  • POLYSTYRENE
  • Fabrication
  • Packaging, and Transportation

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Manufacturing Comparison
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Disposal
  • PAPER
  • Landfilling
  • Incineration
  • Recycling
  • Composting
  • Air Pollutants
  • POLYSTYRENE
  • Landfilling
  • Incineration
  • Recycling
  • Air Pollutants

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Disposal Report Card
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Paper or Polystyrene?
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