CHAPTER VII

ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECT

Introduction

The agricultural production of raw materials generally accounts for the majority of a product’s

environmental impact over its whole life cycle. Subsequent stages in the production chain, transport,

processing and packaging, plays a big part in the environmental aspect.

The Possible Negative Impact on Environment

The agricultural production of raw materials, generally accounts for the majority of a product’s

environmental impact over its whole life cycle. During the transport phase, consumption of fossil fuels

results in emissions of carbon dioxide, can result to a leakage of the synthetic refrigerants used in

vehicles and warehouses can result in extremely high greenhouse-gas emissions, as many of the so-

called soft freons (HCFCs, which replaced the ozone-depleting hard freons, CFCs) have a heavy climate

impact.