Life Cycle Assessment: Hygiene Kits (2025) 2/3

Summary

This report, titled 'Life Cycle Assessment of Hygiene Kits,' dated June 20, 2025, evaluates environmental impacts and greenhouse gas emissions of humanitarian hygiene kits, aiming for reductions without compromising aid quality. It identifies sustainable alternatives for future improvements.

Content

A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) conducted by Climate Action Accelerator, ICRC, EPFL, and LEURE on the use of plastic jerrycans vs. plastic buckets, typical core relief items used in humanitarian contexts. 

The materials are available for download as: 

Download 1: Summary of the LCA of Hygeine Kits (2025) 

Download 2: Output Document of the LCA of Hygeine Kits (2025) 

Download 3: Technical Appendis of the LCA of Hygeine Kits (2025) 

The WREC has made these documents available here but they are also available directly via the Climate Action Accelerator's website here. 

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