Emission Factor
Food waste - incineration
0.5698
kgCO2e/kg
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Emission intensity of incineration of food waste. The GHG emissions standard applied is the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories. Boundaries: Only considers emissions released from waste incineration. Excludes use stage / transport of waste and ash to landfill. Retrieved from Singapore Emission Factors Registry (SEFR) database. The primary data source is National Environment Agency (NEA) Singapore. According to the source: Calculated based on 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inv.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Food waste - incineration |
| Sector | Waste |
| Category | Food and Organic Waste |
| Source | SEFR |
| Source Dataset | Singapore Emission Factors for Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting |
| Region | |
Unit Type | |
| Year | 2006 |
| Year Released | 2024 |
| Emission Factor |
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| Scopes | 3.5, 3.12 |
LCA Activity | end_of_life |
CO2e Calculation Origin | Source |
CO2e Calculation Method | AR5 |
Supported CO2e Calculation Method | AR5 |
| Data Versioning |
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API Reference
Activity ID
waste-type_food_waste-disposal_method_incineration
UUID
1988ad5c-18ea-4246-90b8-d220b5f40a03
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