PD 6607:1996

Foreword
0 Introduction
0.1 Background
0.2 Restrictions
1 Scope
2 Definitions
2.1 Life-cycle assessment (LCA)
2.2 Life-cycle inventory analysis (LCI)
2.3 Packaging
2.4 Sales packaging or primary packaging
2.5 Grouped packaging or secondary packaging
2.6 Transport packaging or tertiary packaging
2.7 Used packaging
2.8 Recovery
2.9 Recycling
2.10 Disposal
2.11 Packaging system
2.12 Distribution system
2.13 Functional unit of a packaging system
3 Overall structure
4 Goal Definition and Scope
5 Life-cycle inventory analysis
5.1 System boundaries
5.1.1 Boundary between the packaging and the produce
5.1.2 Primary, secondary and tertiary packaging
5.1.3 Time boundaries
5.1.4 Geographical boundaries
5.1.5 Scope of the life-cycle
6 Data Quality
7 Applications and limitations
8 Presentation and Communications
9 Peer review - Critical review
Annex A (informative) Basic structure of life-cycle
assessments according to SETAC
Annex B (informative) Functional unit
Annex C (informative) Bibliography

Defines guidelines of best practice for undertaking life-cycle inventory analysis specific to packaging system.

The scope of this CEN report is to establish a set of guidelines of best practice for undertaking those aspects of life-cycle inventory analysis specific to packaging systems.

In the field of life-cycle assessment (LCA) development and research are ongoing in various areas. The methodology of life-cycle assessment is under continuous progression. Hence, this CEN report, which contains basic advice on the methodology of life-cycle inventory analysis, only serves as a guide to conducting inventory analysis of the life-cycle of packaging systems.