Human health effects of recycling and reusing food sector consumer plastics: A systematic review and meta-analysis of life cycle assessments

• Published in: Journal of cleaner production Vol. 397; p. 136567
• Main Authors: Deeney, Megan, Green, Rosemary, Yan, Xiaoyu, Dooley, Claire, Yates, Joe, Rolker, Heike B., Kadiyala, Suneetha
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 15.04.2023
• Subjects: Environment; Food packaging; Health; Life cycle assessment; Plastic; Pollution; Life cycle assessment; Food packaging; Environment; Pollution; Plastic; Health

Global transitions to circular economies of plastic could pose both risks and opportunities for human health. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) can help to quantify possible health effects across plastic life cycles, syntheses of which could inform policy. This systematic review assessed LCA evidence for...