LCA of clamshell alternatives hard to uncover
Chandler Slavin, Sustainability Coordinator, Dordan Manufacturing,
Packaging Materials Supplier
What is the sustainability profile of those clamshell alternatives that consist of a laminated paperboard card impregnated with a blister, sometimes sandwiched between thin flute corrugated? I have contacted various distributors of this composite package requesting life-cycle analysis data that supports the claims made by the marketers of such composite packages, yet I’m unable to find anything concrete. COMPASS, the LCA comparative assessment tool created by the Sustainable Packaging Coalition, doesn’t even have the option of creating this package within the software because there is no life-cycle inventory data available to input into the software in regard to paperboard laminates, inks, and coatings.
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