A multi-criteria LCA compliant with ISO 14040 and 14044 or the PEF method, covering the 16 indicators of the Environmental Footprint EF 3.1 method rather than climate alone. Comparison must be based on equivalent service delivered (a bottle, a bag, packaging), rather than a kilogram of polymer, with a realistic end-of-life scenario for the target market. Finally, 3 methodological choices must be explicitly resolved because they can vary the result by 30 to 50%: biogenic carbon accounting, co-product allocation and consideration of ILUC.
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