Dairy Delivery Systems
| The vision: | Informed choices for packaging and processing. |
Packaging produces greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions throughout its life cycle: during material production where energy is used to extract, process and convert raw packaging materials; during container formation to operate blow molding and carton-forming equipment; and during the transport of raw materials. Material production typically represents the greatest source of emissions, accounting for an estimated 65% of total GHG emissions associated with fluid milk packaging.1
The Dairy Delivery Systems Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) project will assess the GHG emissions associated with existing and emerging packaging formats so that processors, packaging material manufacturers, retailers, and consumers will be able to assess greenhouse gas impact to drive innovation and make informed choices
| The bottom line: | 481,000 metric ton reduction of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions, equivalent to removing 88,000 passenger cars from the road. |
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1. University of Arkansas. Processor Survey. 2008. (Preliminary results). 5.1 million metric tons includes GHG emissions associated with milk processing, packaging and distribution life cycle stages. Survey data was collected from 50 fluid milk plants which represent 12% of the fluid milk processing capacity. Processing sites surveyed consumed a combined total of 530 million kWh and 1.75 million MMBTUs for processing fluid milk only.
