Paper sack (production)

The activity generating the emissions is paper sack production. The Reference Product is paper sack. The product paper sack", also called cement sack, paper bag, and pet food sack, represents an average European paper sack, i.e. is a hybrid mix of all types of multiwall paper sacks in Europe. It represents a mix of paper sacks composed of brown (unbleached) and white (bleached) kraft paper, LDPE and HDPE plastic liners and different kinds of glues. Paper sacks are made of sack kraft paper which is a porous kraft paper with high elasticity and high tear resistance, designed for packaging products with high demands for strength and durability. Paper sacks are used for a variety of packaging purposes with high demands for strength and durability, e.g. cement sacks and pet food sacks. It should be handled with care when used for sacks without plastic liners or small bags such as carrier bags. The Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/22725/documentation