A comparative LCA of seaweed based bioplastics and fossil based alternatives.
We helped B’ZEOS compare the environmental impact of their seaweed packaging solution by analyzing the cradle to grave impact of their product and compare it with other biobased and fossil fuel based solutions on the market. Project completed October 2024.B'ZEOS wanted to know how their product design performed against their competitors and know more about how the choice of input materials affected the overall environmental impact of their product.
The study constituted a prospective LCA of a packaging solution currently under development by the company, produced from seaweed extracts. This was then compared, on a cradle-to-grave basis, to equivalent products based on other petrochemical and bio-based materials available on the market. The results allowed B’ZEOS to not only benchmark the environmental performance of their product against potential competitors, but also to gain insights as to how to improve this performance regarding aspects such as product design, choice of raw materials and implications in terms of product disposal at the end of its useful life.
Ivan is our branch manager of our Barcelona office. He started working in life cycle assessment in 1998 and got his Ph.D. in environmental science in 2006 from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Ivan's areas of expertise include LCAs for ecodesign, solid waste management, water and wastewater treatment, agriculture and food production, including related tools like environmental risk assessment, life cycle costing and water footprinting. From 2009 to 2013 he worked in the UK for Unilever.
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