What is LCA? A life cycle analysis, or LCA, is a technique that assesses the environmental impact of a product over its entire cycle including the raw material extraction, development, distribution to its ultimate disposal.What is the significance of LCA?LCA helps in integrating sustainability into material procurement, product design, and processing....

There are generic claims made on plastic products as ‘bioplastics’ and ‘biobased’ that can often mislead consumers. Moreover, it can have a detrimental effect on the environment under the disguised curtain of supporting the circular economy. An effort is made here to go a step further and acquire the right...