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Life Cycle Analysis in the Printing Industry: A Review
Justin Bousquin
Marcos Esterman
Sandra Rothenberg
  DOI :  10.2352/ISSN.2169-4451.2011.27.1.art00078_2  Published Online :  January 2011
Abstract

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is the leading tool for estimating environmental effects of products and processes. Despite this wide use, LCA analysis remains problematic and limited. Within the printing industry, one of the primary problems is non-standardized assumptions and practices. This makes it difficult, if not impossible, to compare the life cycle impacts of products. This paper will compare LCA studies performed within the printing industry in order to identify common practices, limitations, areas for improvement, and opportunities for standardization. This comparison is focused on the data sources and methodologies used in the particular studies.

Journal Title : NIP & Digital Fabrication Conference
Publisher Name : Society of Imaging Science and Technology
Publisher Location : 7003 Kilworth Lane, Springfield, VA 22151, USA
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Justin Bousquin, Marcos Esterman, Sandra Rothenberg, "Life Cycle Analysis in the Printing Industry: A Review"  in Proc. IS&T Int'l Conf. on Digital Printing Technologies and Digital Fabrication (NIP27),  2011,  pp 709 - 715,  https://doi.org/10.2352/ISSN.2169-4451.2011.27.1.art00078_2

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Life Cycle Analysis in the Printing Industry: A Review
BousquinJustin
EstermanMarcos
RothenbergSandra
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Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is the leading tool for estimating environmental effects of products and processes. Despite this wide use, LCA analysis remains problematic and limited. Within the printing industry, one of the primary problems is non-standardized assumptions and practices. This makes it difficult, if not impossible, to compare the life cycle impacts of products. This paper will compare LCA studies performed within the printing industry in order to identify common practices, limitations, areas for improvement, and opportunities for standardization. This comparison is focused on the data sources and methodologies used in the particular studies.