Chien-Chung Huang and Hwong-Wen Ma of the National Taiwan university used the Analytic Hierarchy Process (along with Life
Cycle Analysis) to explore the environmental impact of selected packaging materials. - Compostable
- Designed for disassembly
- Recovered energy
- Recyclable
- Reduce resource use
- Reusable/refillable
- Waste reduction
- Polyethylene terephthalate containers
- High density polyethylene containers
- Polypropylene containers
- Polystyrene containers
- Steel cans
- Aluminium cans
- Glass bottles
- Cardboard boxes
- Liquid paperboards
By 42/71 professors of environmental science and engineering at TNU who responded to AHP questionnaires The plastic group (first four options) perform best given these Ratings and Weightings (slide 1) Very heavy weighting on 'compostability' and 'waste reduction' would be needed to bring card and paperboard to the fore (slide 2). Only very high weight to 'designed for disassembly' and 'recycyclability' would favour steel cans (slide 3). Chien-Chung Huang and Hwong-Wen Ma (2004) 'A multidimensional environmental evaluation of packaging materials' Science of the Total Environment 324: 161-172. email author: middle@ms21.ur..com.tw [Huang] The purpose of presenting an Annalisa version of a study conducted using another MCDA method (such as the Analytic Hierarchy Process) is to summarise and present the analysis in a simple and attractive one-screen format for a large audience - and to permit the interested viewer to download the .alt file and interact with the Weightings and Ratings to determine the effect of changes on the Scores. Alternatively the .alt file may be used as a 'starter' for a new analysis. No opinion is expressed or implied in regard to the merits of the study on any criterion.
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