Life Cycles for Pulp and Paper, 1996 Life Cycle Assessment Symposium Proceedings
I. Boustead
Five years ago, no one had ever heard of life cycle assessment. Today experts abound with some proclaiming it to be the environmental saviour while others claim that it is useless. Conferences are organized almost weekly and even the International Standards Organization (ISO) has decided to produce a standard on it. But what exactly is an LCA? What questions can it answer and, just as importantly, what questions can it not answer?