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EcoSolutions, a consulting firm, is assisting \"AgriCorp,\" an agricultural conglomerate, in conducting a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of their new bio-plastic packaging material derived from corn. AgriCorp\'s production process involves a combined heat and power (CHP) system that generates both electricity and steam, which are used for the bio-plastic production and also sold to a neighboring food processing plant. During the Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) phase, EcoSolutions faces the challenge of allocating the environmental burdens associated with the CHP system between the bio-plastic production and the external sale of steam. According to ISO 14044, what is the most appropriate approach EcoSolutions should prioritize to address this allocation challenge?
Expand the system boundary to include the food processing plant, effectively treating the CHP system as providing a single, expanded function encompassing both the bio-plastic production and the steam supply, thereby avoiding allocation altogether.
Allocate the environmental burdens of the CHP system based on the economic value of the electricity used in the bio-plastic production versus the revenue generated from the sale of steam to the food processing plant.
Divide the environmental burdens of the CHP system equally between the bio-plastic production and the steam supply, ensuring a transparent and easily understandable allocation method for all stakeholders.
Negotiate an allocation agreement with AgriCorp and the food processing plant, allowing them to subjectively determine the most equitable distribution of environmental burdens based on their respective sustainability goals.

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