Cradle to grave environmental-economic analysis of tea life cycle in Iran

Tea as the second most consumed none-alcoholic beverage in the world next to the water is involved with considerable environmental impacts during its life cycle. Because of the high importance of the tea sector in northern Iran, the present study aimed to assess the environmental burdens of tea in life cycle, including green tea leaf production in the farm and its transportation to the factory, tea processing, tea packaging, processed tea...