Using the life cycle assessment results for grocery bags in Table 15.4.

Table 15.4:

Normalize and create the bar plot shown in Figure 15.2.

Figure 15.2:

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Table 15.4 Mid-point indicators for different types of grocery bags. Reproduced with permission from [3]. HDPE plastic bag 100 percent virgin Impact category GWP POCP EP LU WU SW Fossils Minerals Unit kg CO₂eq kg C₂H4 eq kg P04eq Ha/yr kL H₂0 kg MJ s MJ s 7.52 0.045 0.005 6.6E-6 0.013 2.74 19.93 8.44E-5 HDPE plastic bag with recycled content 7.35 0.038 0.005 5.9E-6 0.053 3.31 19.07 7.79E-4 Biodegradable bag 9.19 -0.001 0.278 3.5E-4 0.050 0.83 9.96 1.02E-2 Oxo-degradable Paper bag bag 6.69 0.036 0.004 9.2E-7 0.012 2.56 17.94 1.73E-3 44.74 0.072 0.033 2.0E-3 0.423 3.24 44.77 7.42E-3 Reusable PET bag 6.47 0.005 0.003 2.0E-6 0.038 0.81 6.46 3.39E-5 Reusable PP bag 5.43 0.004 0.003 1.3E-6 0.016 3.27 6.65 2.50E-5