Life cycle analysis on waste management planning

In this thesis, two different juice packaging types consists of glass bottle and liquidpackaging carton and three different cheese packaging types consists of completelyplastic (PP), tin-plastic (PE) and carton-plastic (PA/PE) used for food packaging isevaluated from Life Cycle Analysis criteria. For juice packaging, waste scenariosconstituted through real recycling rates are formed, life cycle comparisons are doneinclude these scenarios and determination of the type that has lower environme ntal loadis aimed. For cheese packaging, different waste scenarios include different rates areconstituted then the best waste scenario is determined ins ide of the individual packagingand three package types with best waste scenarios are compared, respectively. The besttwo package types are determined through trio comparison and the best of the threepackaging type which has best waste scenario is determined through binary comparison.Inventory analysis, waste scenarios, assessment and comparing operations in the systemare done by using software entitled with SimaPro 6.0.4. which is developed asappropriate with ISO 14040 Life Cycle Assessment Standard.Keywords: Life cycle analysis/assessment (LCA), packaging, SimaPro 6.0.4, foodpackages, ISO 14040