Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Life Cycle Assessment tool for the selection of plastic materials used in sustainable food packaging products
Agreement Number:
1003620
Agreement Value:
$296,065.00
Agreement Date:
Mar 1, 2023 - Mar 31, 2026
Description:
The NRC and the CIRAIG are collaborating to develop an advanced life-cycle
assessment (LCA) ecodesign tool to guide the main steps of the development
of more sustainable plastics for food packaging, in an iterative manner from
lab-scale research to massive market deployment. Early lab-scale decisions
will first be guided by simplified LCAs, but these will be quickly followed by
more detailed prospective analyses of potential environmental impacts that
integrate engineering models to capture expected economies of scale and
learnings. These will be complemented by an analysis of the manner in which
these materials may alter the material flows of plastics in the Canadian
economy, along with possible positive or negative repercussions on the
environmental performance of national and regional waste management, agrifood and energy sectors. These different analysis perspectives will be
integrated in a single, open-source software tool and database infrastructure
to ensure optimal use of available data and coherent guidance.
Organization:
National Research Council Canada
Expected Results:
In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators. In the long term, find collaborative solutions to public policy challenges and create stronger innovation systems.
Location:
Montreal, Quebec, CA H3T 1J4
Reference Number:
172-2022-2023-Q4-1003620
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
107585226
Recipient Type:
For-profit organization
Recipient's Legal Name:
Corporation de l'École Polytechnique de Montréal
Federal Riding Name:
Outremont
Federal Riding Number:
24054
Program:
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
Program Purpose:
Collaborate on multiparty research and development programs to catalyze transformative, high-risk, high-reward research with the potential for game-changing scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs in priority areas.
NAICS Code:
541710