Environmental, economic and social assessments outcomes. 1.1 LCA An environmental assessment was performed in the deliverable D7.3 to assess the impacts from PlastiCircle project on the city pilots (Valencia, Utrecht and Alba Iulia). The LCA study focused on the environmental impact differences induced by the use of the new PlastiCircle technologies (i.e. labelling device for citizens; filling level sensors; transport route optimizations; eco-driving) and the improvement of the packaging waste quality because of the better selective collection by improved segregation of waste by the citizens (i.e. rewards system based on a labelling device for citizens). The LCA evaluated the impacts from the of the plastic packaging waste collected in each city per tonne of waste collected. The LCA comprised all the collection & transport activities, as well as the sorting/conditioning operations prior to subsequent converting by plastic manufacturers. To do so, the “cut-off” method was used which means that primary (i.e.: first) production of materials is always allocated to the primary user of a material. Therefore, if a material is recycled, the primary producer does not receive any credit for the provision of any recyclable materials. Life cycle assessment impacts were calculated with the life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) method ILCD 2011 Midpoint+ V1.06 / EU27 2010, [equal weighting]. This method uses 12 different impact categories to analyse the potential environmental impacts of a wide range of effects on the environment. For the sake of clarity in this report are only considered those impact categories internally classified as relevant. All these impact categories are shown in Table 1. The criteria for such selection are mainly the prescriptions of the Product Category Rule (PCR) for Plastic Waste and Scrap Recovery (Recycling) Services from Environdec, as well as the knowledge/awareness of the general public on these impacts.
