Life cycle assessments with Südpack EcoTrace
EcoTrace
Südpack has adopted a holistic and data-driven approach to evaluating the environmental impact of its products throughout the value chain, with its EcoTrace system. This makes it possible to compare different packaging concepts, make objective decisions regarding optimal packaging solutions, achieve environmental and sustainability goals, and expand and optimise product reporting based on reliable LCA data, the company says.
EcoTrace enables the company to analyse the entire life cycle of its own products, as well as customer concepts, in terms of the environmental impact. These calculations take not only greenhouse gases (CO2e) into account, but also factors such as fossil resource consumption, eco- and human toxicity, as well as various energy sources and end-of-life options, within defined system limits. This is because around 10% of the environmental impact of Südpack’s flexible films occurs at the end of their life cycle (assuming an average recycling rate of 48% and a thermal recovery rate of 52%).
Another benefit of EcoTrace is that the results of these studies can serve as a foundation for fact-based product development and optimisation based on various sustainability criteria, and can also be shared with customers when needed. EcoTrace makes it fast and easy to integrate the datasets into the customer’s “LCA for Experts” software. For more information, visit: www.suedpack.com
