Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Case Studies
The environmental profile of Ariel Actif à froid:
a laundry detergent that allows washing at colder wash temperatures
a laundry detergent that allows washing at colder wash temperatures
The current Ariel laundry detergents in France have completely converted into Ariel "Actif à froid" (coolclean) in 2005. Similar products were introduced in Germany (Ariel Kalt-Aktiv), in the USA and Canada (Tide Coldwater) and in several other countries. This laundry detergent innovation is driven by changes in consumer habits and by increasing consumer concerns towards respect of environment. By developing a product that can provide the desired cleaning performance at a much lower temperature, consumers can save energy costs and contribute to society's demand for more sustainable energy use.
An environmental evaluation (Life Cycle Assessment) of this product versus Ariel variants of before, which includes the changes in product formulation and changing consumer habits with respect to wash temperatures, has revealed that Ariel "Actif à froid" can lead to significant savings in energy consumption and a range of other relevant environmental indicators. Importantly, no downsides regarding all evaluated environmental indicators were noticed.
The environmental profile of 3 kitchen cleaning products compared
As a case study for household cleaning products, Procter & Gamble, on behalf of AFISE, performed a comparative life cycle assessment (LCA) on kitchen cleaning products in France. Herein, the environmental burden of wipes is compared with kitchen cleaning spray and a classical liquid household cleaner. The report mainly highlights the aspects related to solid waste, resource consumption and a set of environmental impact categories, describing the potential impacts of the emissions on the environment. Furthermore, this study was performed following the ISO14040 standards on LCA and has undergone an external critical review.
Cutting Environmental Effects by half: Compact detergents can do it! -
Part 1: The LCA Approach
Part 1: The LCA Approach
To clearly demonstrate how the environmental profiles of laundry detergents have changed over the last 15 years, we compared three P&G detergents: traditional powder detergent, compact detergent and super compact detergent. These were Ariel Regular (1988), Ariel Ultra (1992) and Ariel Futur (1998).
Cutting Environmental Effects by half: Compact detergents have done it! - Part 2: The Risk Assessment Approach
This Part II is the same study as presented above (see Part I LCA approach), but this time using the Risk Assessment approach looking at traditional powder detergent, compact detergent and super compact detergent. These were Ariel Regular (1988), Ariel Ultra (1992) and Ariel Futur (1998).