Carbon footprint of shopping (grocery) bags in China, Hong Kong and India

Muthu, Subramanian Senthilkannan; Li, Yi; Hu, Jun; Mok, Pik Yin

doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.09.054

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“…Similar example can be seen from the location aspect as 1 kg of polyester production consumes 127 MJ of energy in America in comparison to that of 104 MJ in Europe (Cherrett et al 2005) and, 109 MJ in the UK (Collins and Aumô-nier 2002). Thus, the information about the processes and production location can largely change the ecological footprint of a textile (Muthu et al 2011). Moreover, LCA literature shows that a large proportion of the energy consumption can expected during the use phase of a product (Muthu 2015).…”

Section: Ecological Pillarmentioning

confidence: 99%

Contribution of traceability towards attaining sustainability in the textile sector

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Sustainability is a widely recognized concern and priority for healthy growth of the society and for preservation of the planet. Concerning this, textile sector has seen an unprecedented demand for sustainable products from the consumers, responding to which organizations have undertaken different initiatives. One of the major concerns in the textile sector is its complex supply chain networks and the involvement of numerous actors dealing with diverse raw materials and operations. The effective implementation of sustainability at the industrial scale would require the participation of all supply chain actors, along with an efficient traceability system to monitor and analyze different sustainability aspects. Furthermore, traceability is an integral part of the recycling process which contributes towards the sustainability. Therefore, the present article focuses on the contribution of traceable information towards attaining the sustainability in the textile sector. The three pillars of sustainability, namely, ecological, societal, and economic, are discussed for their relation and dependency on the traceability followed by an overview of the challenges in successful implementation of the traceability system, which is anticipated to shape the future research questions.

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Section: Ecological Pillarmentioning

confidence: 99%

Contribution of traceability towards attaining sustainability in the textile sector

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“…For example, plastic bags are made of non-renewable resources (i.e., petroleum), it takes hundreds of years to degrade plastic bags, and plastic bags usually contain additives that pollute the ground and water when released by action of humidity and ultraviolet radiation (Muthu, Li, Hu & Mok, 2011;Teuten et al, 2009). As a consequence, over the last ten years a remarkable shift in policies associated with plastic carrier bags has taken place in different countries across the world.…”

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confidence: 99%

Charges for plastic bags: Motivational and behavioral effects

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Journal of Environmental Psychology

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(2014This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. M A N U S C R I P T A C C E P T E D ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT Research HighlightsThe study evaluated the introduction of a carrier plastic bag charge in Argentina

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“…Functional unit of this study was derived from the analysis of consumption statistics of shopping bags in these three territories. The following functional unit was earmarked for this assessment: ''number of shopping bags used for grocery shopping per year by an average Chinese/Indian/HK resident'' [17]. Based on the consumption statistics and further analysis made on equating different shopping bags to this functional unit, it was confirmed that 1,095 plastic and paper bags, 10.95 non-woven and 21.9 woven bags were required to fulfil the functional unit for an average Chinese and HK residents.…”

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confidence: 99%