Mitigation Potential for Improving the Life Cycle of Plastic Products in Indonesia

Subject Areas : manufacturing and process planning

Iwan Guntoro ¹ , Abdul Rahman ^{2 *} , Nugraheni Setiastuti ³ , Ari Widiarto ⁴ , Fitri Kurniawati ⁵ , Fathiah Ulfah ⁶ , Robby Marlon Brando ⁷ , Surat Indrijarso ⁸ , Amar Makruf Tinulad Fil Ardli ⁹ , Adi Akhmadi Pamungkas ¹⁰ , Muhammad Amirullah Makmunsyah Oktaufik ¹¹

1 - Research Center for Sustainable Production System and Life Cycle Assessment-National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), South Tangerang, Indonesia
2 - Research Center for Sustainable Production System and Life Cycle Assessment-National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), South Tangerang, Indonesia
3 - Research Center for Sustainable Production System and Life Cycle Assessment-National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), South Tangerang, Indonesia
4 - Research Center for Sustainable Production System and Life Cycle Assessment-National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), South Tangerang, Indonesia
5 - Research Center for Advanced Materials, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), South Tangerang, Indonesia
6 - Research Center for Sustainable Production System and Life Cycle Assessment-National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), South Tangerang, Indonesia
7 - National Research and Innovation Agency
8 - Research Center for Sustainable Production System and Life Cycle Assessment-National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), South Tangerang, Indonesia
9 - The Energy Conversion and Conservation Research Center, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), South Tangerang, Indonesia
10 - Directorate for Technology Transfer and Audit System, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Central Jakarta, Indonesia
11 - Research Center for Sustainable Production System and Life Cycle Assessment-National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), South Tangerang, Indonesia

Received: 2024-11-11 Accepted : 2025-03-09

Keywords: Improvement of plastic product life cycle, Life Cycle Engineering (LCE), Hotspot Causes, Mitigation Potential,

Abstract :

The widespread use of plastic products in society has been proven to have severe impacts, such as global warming and other toxic impacts. Life cycle improvement can reduce the environmental impact of manufactured products. Life cycle improvement is an effort to reduce the amount and quality of emissions generated from raw material extraction to post-use product disposal. Mitigation efforts to improve the life cycle of manufactured products can contribute to achieving the SDGs. This study aims to find the potential for mitigating improvements to the life cycle of Indonesian plastic products using the Life Cycle Engineering (LCE) approach. Product life cycle hotspot data was identified from a review of 20 selected articles containing the results of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study of Indonesian plastic products through the Systematic Literature Review (SLR). The life cycle of plastic products can be improved by tracking hotspot causes and finding mitigation options in an integrated manner. The life cycle of Indonesian plastic products analyzed can be identified in cycle components: collection, shredding, raw materials, transportation, pelletizing, production, packaging, distribution, EOL handling, and production avoidance. The results show that hotspot causes include the nature of plastic raw materials, electricity use, fuel oil (BBM) use, and unmanaged plastic waste. The potential for mitigation of improving the life cycle of Indonesian plastic products is identified in 16 options in five groups, namely: changing raw materials, efficiency of electricity use, efficiency of fuel use, improvement of plastic waste handling, and demand control.

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