Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) as a tool to evaluate single-use plastics in South Africa

29.06.2021

WEBINAR PROGRAMME

Setting the scene: LCA and South Africa’s Extended Producer Responsibility legislation – Kgauta Mokoena, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment.

Why LCA and single-use plastic products?– Llorenç Milà i Canals, UNEP

Using LCA to evaluate single-use plastic products and alternatives – Llorenç Milà i Canals, UNEP

Integrating litter into LCAs: the need and the approach – Dr Takunda Chitaka, University of the Western Cape

Building on SA’s LCA expertise: way forward for effective LCAs in response to EPR regulations – Valentina Russo and William Stafford, CSIR

The way forward for LCAs in South Africa: maximising the value – Dr Pippa Notten, UCT and The Green House