RECYC-QUÉBEC mandated the CIRAIG to compare the use of single-use products with the option of reuse from an environmental standpoint, and then to determine the economic and social issues and levers that would allow the implementation of the best practices identified. To do so, a study was conducted on the specific case of on-site coffee consumption in Quebec food service outlets, comparing the use of disposable cups and washable mugs.
In Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), the accounting of biogenic carbon is little harmonized. Different, even contradictory, approaches are identified in current standards for different sectors of the economy (biofuel, bio-based plastics, construction, etc.). The general objectives of this study are to identify the issues at stake in these approaches, in order to issue recommendations for several actors.
Open source Input-Output LCA model and tool to estimate life cycle impacts of products and services
Biomass energy, or bioenergy, is energy produced from renewable biomass, for which the assessment of environmental impacts through life cycle assessment (LCA) presents a number of challenges, in particular methodological ones. The general objectives of this study are to analyze current practices for carrying out LCAs of biomass energy, and to provide recommendations on current and future best practices.
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