Literature

Further reading on Life Cycle Thinking

• Eco-profiles Introductory Brochure
  
• LCA Theory and Practice
  
• Increasing the credibility of LCA
  
• Using LCI results
  
• Who gets the credits
  
• Plastics recycling – overview
  
• Life Cycle Management: a business guide to sustainability (UNEP-SETAC)
  

Links to external resources

• International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
• European Platform on LCA
• European Commission Joint Research Centre ILCD Handbook
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Latest findings 

Criteria for eco-efficient (sustainable) plastic recycling and waste management
Fact based findings from 20 years of denkstatt studies (see denkstatt.at)
Published: September 2014

The impact of plastics on life-cycle energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in Europe (PDF document)
Denkstatt Study: summary report
Published: June 2010