Sustainable Peach Compote Production: A Life Cycle Thinking Approach

Evanthia A. Nanaki and Christopher J. Koroneos
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Evanthia A. Nanaki: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Western Macedonia, Bakola and Salviera, 50100 Kozani, Greece
Christopher J. Koroneos: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Western Macedonia, Bakola and Salviera, 50100 Kozani, Greece

Sustainability, 2018, vol. 10, issue 11, 1-15

Abstract: Peach production as well as the fruit canning industry is one of the most important agricultural supply chain sectors in Greece. In 2016 Greek canned peach production reached 300,000 tones. In this study we perform an environmental analysis of a peach compote production system in Greece, using Life Cycle Assessment. The system studied includes the stages of cultivation, transportation of peaches to the peach compote plant, the canning and finally packaging. The data used were collected directly from an orchard located in Larissa, in central Greece, and covers the production year of 2016. The functional unit adopted is the production of one paper box containing 24 cans of peach compotes. The Life Cycle Analysis results indicate that 48.41%, 25% and 20.98% of the environmental burdens are attributed to the acidification potential, global warming potential and particular matter formation impact categories, respectively; whereas eutrophication impact potential and photochemical oxidation formation impact accounted for 5.38% and 0.23%, respectively. The results of this study provide an understanding of the key environmental impact issues related to peach compote production in Greece.

Keywords: LCA; peach production; peach compote; sustainable production (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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