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Greenfly Online 153–56, 157 stakeholder forums 14–15
Greenhouse Friendly TM scheme 10, 12, 19, streamlined 26–28
127 tools 30, 39, 77, 88, 89, 143–58
greenhouse gas emissions 12, 35, 57–60, and sustainable consumption 168–69
65, 68, 70, 76, 81, 83–85, 89, 98, 100, 107, and waste management 11–12, 14, 51–72
111, 112–16, 121, 125, 130–31 and water supply 36, 93–106
Greenhouse Gas Protocol 125–26, 127 life cycle costing 28–29
greenhouse issues 12 life cycle inventory 3, 14–15, 17–19, 26, 94,
greenhouse-neutral buildings 76 101
greywater systems 96–97, 103 Life Cycle Inventory Database (AusLCI) 10,
17–19
heating efficiency 76–77 life cycle management 141–43
house size 83, 84 litter 54, 67, 68, 70–72
human health 47–48
human settlements 44–45, 161–62 maize 113–16
metals 18, 52, 63, 64, 65, 67
impact assessment 25, 26 Milieuberaad Bouw (MBB) 87–88
impact indicators 26, 27–28 milk packaging 112–13
indicator models 46–47 milk production 112–13
input–output analysis 28 minerals 18, 19, 25, 84
inputs 25 Multi-Criteria Assessment 5
Integrated Solid Waste Management
Model 61 National Australian Built Environment
inventory, life cycle 3, 14–15, 17–19, 26, 94, Rating System (NABERS) 77
101 National Environment Protection Measure
(NEPM) for Used Packaging
kerbside recycling 54–66 Materials 148
National Packaging Covenant 11, 52, 60,
labelling schemes 38, 145 148
land use assessment 47 Natural Step Framework 34
land use, Australian 43–44 Netherlands 87–89
life cycle assessment, New South Wales Building Sustainability
and agriculture 39, 44, 107–22, 162 Index (BASIX) 77
in the Asia Pacific region 17 non-result 39
and the Australian environment 43–49
in the built environment 75–90 organic waste 53, 62, 63, 64
and climate change responses 125–38 Orica 136
as decision support 33–40 outputs 25
definition 2–4, 39
and environmental management 4–5 Packaging Impact Quick Evaluation Tool
future trends 30, 161–70 (PIQET) 149–54, 157
generic elements 24–25 packaging 11, 37, 52–61, 112–13
modelling 26 packaging tools 147–53
non-result 39 packaging waste 147–48
origins 1–2, 9, 10 paper recycling 52–60
policy context relating to 9–14 Plastic and Chemical Industry Association
in practice 23–30 (PACIA) 10, 27
problem definition 35–37 plastics 36, 40, 53–57, 66–72
process 4, 25–26 policy makers 145–46, 163–64

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