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

Summary

Technical Appendix: Life Cycle Assessment for Hygiene Kits, Version 1.0, dated 30.06.2025, evaluates GHG emission factors and environmental impacts of updated hygiene kits, achieving significant reductions in emissions and health impacts, aiding humanitarian efforts.

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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