A sustainable innovation in the Italian glass production. LCA and Eco-Care matrix evaluation
The world glass containers production in 2015 reached 50.63 million of tonnes (MT), and is estimated to grow by 2022, achieving 65.42 MT. In Italy in 2016 the production was 4.6 MT, by registering an increment of 3.2% compared with 2015. The glass transformation process occurs in high temperature ovens, where the fusion stage takes place. The life cycle of this commodity is correlated to the exploitation of natural resources, as well as to the emissions of different greenhouse gases (GHG), that have negative effects on natural environment system.