Projects

Life Cycle Assessment of various packaging options in the jam production

Hero AG is producing more than 100 different jams in various packaging sizes, whereof Mini-, Midi- and MaxiJars are available. Basically, three packaging options are good solutions: aluminium, glass and plastic. Recently, Hero was confronted with ...

Life cycle assessment of Swiss wine from conventional and organic farming

The consumption of food and beverages causes more than a quarter of an average person’s environmental impact in Switzerland. Apart from meat, fish and dairy products, beverage and semiluxury food – especially spirits and coffee – contribute to a ...

LCA of peat, alternative substrates and growing media

Due to its soil improving properties peat is regarded as an ideal component of growing media. However, peat cutting has a high environmental impact. In Switzerland, the extraction of peat is prohibited since 1987, but 130’000 tons of peat are ...

Life Cycle Assessment of Wind Power

Applying Life Cycle Assessment for the mitigation of environmental impacts South African agrifood products

A CleanTech and GreenTech project funded by the Swiss South African Joint Research Programme with the following Goals:
1. Identification of environmental hotspots in the life cycle of ~10 most relevant agriculturally produced food products in South ...