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The environmental impact of distribution to retail channels: A case study on packaged beverages |
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| Institution: | 1. Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China;2. Suzhou Research Institute, Shandong University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China;3. Shenzhen Research Institute, Shandong University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518052, China;4. Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture, Multan, Pakistan;5. Department of Mechanical and Environmental Protection, Shandong Electric Power Engineering Consulting Institute Ltd. (SDEPCI), Jinan, Shandong 250013, China;6. Environmental Engineering Department, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt;7. National Research Centre, Tanning Materials & Proteins Department, Dokki, Giza 12622, Egypt;8. National Research Centre, Water Pollution Research Department, Dokki, Giza 12622, Egypt |
| Abstract: | This study aims to quantify the environmental impact of two retail distribution networks and offer consumers a channel that is more beneficial to the environment. The environmental impact of replenishing the packaged beverages sold in convenience stores (CVSs) and hypermarkets is assessed using the streamlined life-cycle assessment (LCA) approach. In this study, the life-cycle impact assessment (LCIA) for packaged beverages up to the point of sale illustrates the distribution-level environmental impacts of truck transportation. The matched-pair t-test shows that the environmental impacts of transporting 1800 cartons of 24-pack/10 oz. beverages to be sold in Carrefour and 7-11 stores is different at a significance level of 0.1. The transport-focused LCA is used to improve the understanding and compare the environmental characteristics of the two distribution and retail systems. This study constitutes a vehicle for communicating to both internal and external stakeholders the environmental profiles of distributing the same product sold through two retail channels. |
| Keywords: | Distribution Retail channel Life-cycle assessment (LCA) Life-cycle impact assessment (LCIA) |
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