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http://dx.doi.org/10.4491/KSEE.2015.37.2.87

The Effects of Eco-friendly Design of Dishwashing Detergent on Product's Carbon Emission Reduction  

Kim, Jong Seok (Health, Environment & Safety Team, LG Household & Health Care)
Kim, Won Chan (R&D Division, LG Household & Health Care)
Lee, Yong Ju (R&D Division, LG Household & Health Care)
Kim, Heung Sik (Health, Environment & Safety Team, LG Household & Health Care)
Park, Heon Young (Health, Environment & Safety Team, LG Household & Health Care)
Yang, Bong Sig (Health, Environment & Safety Team, LG Household & Health Care)
Kim, Wan Soo (Health, Environment & Safety Team, LG Household & Health Care)
Park, Pil Ju (Carbon Management Division, Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute)
Hong, Eun Ah (Carbon Management Division, Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute)
Publication Information
Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers / v.37, no.2, 2015 , pp. 87-91 More about this Journal
Abstract
As negative effects of climate change have been visualized and its direct damages to economy have been realized, the global efforts to respond to climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emission were accelerated. Korea's Carbon Footprint Labeling gets a lot of attention as one of the effective methods to contribute to national GHG reduction goal, and for enterprises to show customers how much effort the company put into global warming prevention. Consumers' interest on low-carbon products has been increasing. This study uses Life Cycle Assessment method to calculate the amount of carbon emission of dishwashing detergent, LG Household & Healthcare, which reduced carbon emissions by using raw materials that has relatively lower environment load. Life Cycle Assessment Method is based on guidelines of Carbon Footprint Labeling, Ministry of Environment, and pre-manufacturing, manufacturing, and disposal phase are included while use phase of the product is excluded from assessment. In order to understand the effects of eco-design on carbon emissions, the dishwashing detergent's carbon emissions are compared before and after the change of main raw materials. The result shows the improvement from $0.47kgCO_2eq/kg$ to $0.38kgCO_2eq/kg$ per product, and this means the main raw materials' carbon emissions could be reduced by around 9.4%, which is equivalent to 916tons of GHG emissions per year.
Keywords
Dishwashing Detergent; Eco-design; LCA; Carbon Footprint Labeling; Low-carbon Products;
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