The Effects of Eco-friendly Design of Dishwashing Detergent on Product's Carbon Emission Reduction

Kim, Jong Seok; Kim, Won Chan; Lee, Yong Ju; Kim, Heung Sik; Park, Heon Young; Yang, Bong Sig; Kim, Wan Soo; Park, Pil Ju; Hong, Eun Ah; Kim, Jong Seok; Kim, Won Chan; Lee, Yong Ju; Kim, Heung Sik; Park, Heon Young; Yang, Bong Sig; Kim, Wan Soo; Park, Pil Ju; Hong, Eun Ah

doi:2015.37.2.87

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J Korean Soc Environ Eng > Volume 37(2); 2015 > Article

Original Paper

J Korean Soc Environ Eng 2015;37(2): 87-91. doi: https://doi.org/10.4491/KSEE.2015.37.2.87

친환경 설계로 제조된 주방세제의 탄소배출량 감축 효과

김종석¹, 김원찬², 이용주², 김흥식¹, 박헌영¹, 양봉식¹, 김완수¹, 박필주³, 홍은아³

¹LG생활건강 HES팀
²LG생활건강 기술연구원
³한국환경산업기술원 탄소경영실

The Effects of Eco-friendly Design of Dishwashing Detergent on Product's Carbon Emission Reduction

Jong Seok Kim¹, Won Chan Kim², Yong Ju Lee², Heung Sik Kim¹, Heon Young Park¹, Bong Sig Yang¹, Wan Soo Kim¹, Pil Ju Park³, Eun Ah Hong³

¹Health, Environment & Safety Team, LG Household & Health Care
²R&D Division, LG Household & Health Care
³Carbon Management Division, Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute

Corresponding author

Jong Seok Kim ,Tel: 031-8045-1534, Fax: 031-8045-1526, Email: jongseok.kim@ccbk.co.kr

Received: September 11, 2014; Revised: January 7, 2015; Accepted: February 13, 2015. Published online: February 28, 2015.

ABSTRACT

As negative effects of climate change have been visualized and its direct damages to economy have been realized, the global efforts to respond to climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emission were accelerated. Korea's Carbon Footprint Labeling gets a lot of attention as one of the effective methods to contribute to national GHG reduction goal, and for enterprises to show customers how much effort the company put into global warming prevention. Consumers' interest on low-carbon products has been increasing. This study uses Life Cycle Assessment method to calculate the amount of carbon emission of dishwashing detergent, LG Household & Healthcare, which reduced carbon emissions by using raw materials that has relatively lower environment load. Life Cycle Assessment Method is based on guidelines of Carbon Footprint Labeling, Ministry of Environment, and pre-manufacturing, manufacturing, and disposal phase are included while use phase of the product is excluded from assessment. In order to understand the effects of eco-design on carbon emissions, the dishwashing detergent’s carbon emissions are compared before and after the change of main raw materials. The result shows the improvement from 0.47 kg CO₂eq/kg to 0.38 kg CO₂eq/kg per product, and this means the main raw materials' carbon emissions could be reduced by around 9.4%, which is equivalent to 916tons of GHG emissions per year.

Key Words: Dishwashing Detergent, Eco-design, LCA, Carbon Footprint Labeling, Low-carbon Products