Feb 28, 20215 minFace masks are polluting our oceanThe dramatically increased demand for face masks exacerbated marine plastic contamination During the Covid-19 pandemic, the demand for...
Jan 5, 20214 minWhat Contexts Can an LCA Apply For?LCA application context matters in the way that an LCA is designed and carried out. The application context is the decision on what...
Dec 12, 20205 minWhere plastics end up–Part I: Fate of plastics that leak into the seaGlobally, about 260 million tons of plastic waste was generated in 2016 and projected to 1.8 times by 2030, where 65% are landfilled,...
Nov 8, 20203 minHello, LCA!What is life cycle assessment (LCA)? Let’s think about evaluating the environmental impacts of a human-made physical product—a coffee...
Sep 29, 20203 minRecyclables are not being recycled even in the recycling stream: A used coffee podToday’s coffee pods have been made of recyclable packaging materials (e.g., plastics and aluminum) to build the path of sustainability by...