LifeCycleAssessment:AToolforEvaluatingandComparingDifferentTreatmentOptionsforPlasticWastesOutline1.LCAMethodology(ISO14040)2.LCAofPlasticWastesfromDiscardedTVSets3.ConcludingRemarksScopeofLCALife-CycleStagesandBoundariesDefinitionofproducts;Choiceofalternatives;Definitionofsystemboundary;AimofStudyCompositionsofaTVSet(weight%)Source:AssociationforHomeElectricalAppliancesofJapanhttp://www.aeha.or.jp/assessment/en/english_flame.htmlObjective1.LCAMethodology(ISO14040)2.LCAofPlasticWastesfromDiscardedTVSets3.ConcludingRemarksDefinitionofproducts;Choiceofalternatives;Definitionofsystemboundary;a.SubjectofthestudyareplasticwastesfromoldTVsets(display:25”,weight=30kg),whichcontain:b.Functionalunit:isdefinedas1.8millionTVsetsperyear,overaperiodof10years.Specialcases:(1).Energyrecovery,i.e.c=0%;(2).Mechanicalrecycling,i.e.c=100%andr=67%Datacollection;Theoreticalcalculation;Thedataoftheprocesses,namely:werefromtheLCAdatabaseoftheJapanEnvironmentalManagementAssociationforIndustry(JEMAI).Option1:Incinerationof1kgplasticmaterialPSOption2:Separationofplasticwastes(bycombiningtriboelectricseparationandairtabling)EvaluationThecategoriesoftheenvironmentalimpacts:Phase3ofLCA:Impactassessmenta)DepletionofAbioticResources,(ADP)Phase3ofLCA:Impactassessmenta)DepletionofAbioticResources,(ADP)Phase3ofLCA:Impactassessmentb)GlobalWarmingPotential(GWP)Phase3ofLCA:Impactassessmentb)GlobalWarmingPotential(GWP)Reportingtheresults;Proposeimprovement;Phase4ofLCA:MainResultsEnvironmentalImpactOutlineConcludingRemarksSource:MatsushitaEcoTechnologyCenter(METEC)Availablefrominternet:http://panasonic.co.jp/eco/en/metec/tv/material2-1.htmlThreealternativesarebeingconsideredwhendealingwithplasticwastes:energyrecovery(alsoknownasthermalrecycling),i.e.directincinerationofplasticwastesforenergyrecoverymechanicalrecycling(alsoknownasmaterialrecycling),i.e.themethodbywhichplasticwastesarerecycledintonewresourceswithoutaffectingthebasicstructureofthematerial;fee