11 Aug 2023 --- Eunomia Research and Consulting has demonstrated in a new report how LCA designs and methodologies typically produce biased and suboptimal results. The report published by Zero Waste Europe examines several recent, highly publicized LCAs on the environmental impact of reusable packaging formats for the takeaway sector compared to single-use designs. The findings show that by manipulating metrics and making base assumptions, reuse models could be shown as drastically more damaging and costly to the environment and economy than traditional recycling systems.
