ASSESSING REMANUFACTURING IN LCA
HOW TO ASSESS REMANUFACTURING IN A LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS
Guidance document from the World Steel Association
The World Steel Association has published a detailed guidance document on the choice of method to account for remanufacturing in a life cycle assessment. It includes a Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) database of steel products, which is intended for use in life cycle assessment (LCA) studies involving steel products.
This document provides guidance for modelling aspects of reuse and remanufacture within the context of the life cycle of a product that uses steel. Whilst some specific approaches are recommended, based on the type of study being undertaken, this document is only advisory and other alternative methods are valid depending on the goals and scope of the LCA study.
This work has involved two years of research and analysis led by Head of Sustainability Clare Broadbent and drawn on the expertise of the worldsteel LCA specialists..
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