e The following environmental impact categories were considered: global warming potential (GWP), acidification
potential (AP), abiotic depletion potential (ADP), eutrophication potential (EP), photochemical ozone creation
potential (POCP), ozone layer depletion potential (POCP) and radioactive radiation (RAD). The CML2001 method was
used because it takes into consideration relevant environmental issues and also due to the fact that part of the data
obtained to evaluate the packaging life cycle was obtained from sources of European technology processes within the
GaBi software database.