For different types of
shopping bags such as plastic (HDPE), paper (Kraft), non-woven
(PP) bags and woven cotton bags, the data were obtained from the
final report prepared for Environment Australia in 2002 (Nolan ITU
et al., 2002). An LCI of different types of shopping bags under
consideration in this study also appears in an updated version of
this study published in 2004 (ExcelPlas Australia et al., 2004). The
basic data referred from these sources were converted to the
functional unit assumed for China, Hong Kong and India.