Environmental life cycle assessment (LCA) of Swedish semi-hard cheese
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An environmental life cycle assessment was performed to investigate the environmental consequences of the life cycle of Hushallsost, a semi-hard cheese. The assessment identified those activities that contribute most to the cheese's environmental impact throughout its life cycle from extraction of ingredients to waste management. Milk production at the farm was identified as having the greatest environmental impact, followed by cheesemaking at the dairy, retailing, and the production of plastic wrapping. The environmental impact could be reduced by minimising wastage of milk and cheese throughout the life cycle, without any effect on the quality of the product. Increasing the yield of cheese would also bring about substantial improvements as less milk would have to be produced on farms.
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The agricultural stage is often reported as the main source of wastes in the life cycle of milk and dairy products.
“The agricultural stage is often reported as the main source of wastes in the life cycle of milk and dairy products [108–110].”
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- Authors
- Berlin, J.
- Affiliations
- Chalmers University of Technology (SE)
- Corresponding author
- Berlin, Johanna
- Venue
- International Dairy Journal
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2002-01
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 939-953
- ISSN
- 0958-6946 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1967545753
- Cited by
- 225
- References
- 22
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- FWCI
- 4.22
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Dairy Journal (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Stiftelsen för Miljöstrategisk Forskning
- Stiftelsen för Strategisk Forskning
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
- Keywords
- semi-hard cheese, milk production, cheese production, retail trade, plastic wrapping, waste management, cheese yield
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