Emission Factor

Used lorry - 40 metric ton (market for used lorry - 40 metric ton)

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Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product 'used lorry 40 metric ton' is a solid waste under the category of industrial wastes. It is primarily generated in end-of-life of 40 metric ton lorry. 'used lorry 40 metric ton' contain the following fractions: emulsion paint glass mineral oil plastic mixture and zinc. The rest of the fractions (steel aluminium copper and tyres) are recycled and reused so they are not taken into account. By the database default (and per unit of reference product) 'used lorry 40 metric ton' has 0% water on wet mass basis (100% dry matter) and Carbon present is of both fossil (11.44% on a dry matter basis) and non-fossil origin (0.13% on a dry matter basis). It has no heating value. This kind of by-product (recyclable or waste) is generated from ordinary transforming activities and as such can be considered for modelling waste outputs of comparable composition. In the ecoinvent database this by-product is used in the following processes: treatment of used lorry 40 metric ton. Based on the aforementioned treatments this by-product receives it is a non-hazardous waste. This by-product can be modelled on two levels: treatment activity and market activity. The former one refers to the specific technology treating the by-product while the latter level represents a mix of treatments. Users are encouraged to inspect the modelling assumptions of the treatment activities and when selecting the market to additionally inspect the treatment mix. Collection and transportation of this by-product is accounted in the respective market activity users are advised to inspect and modify the average transportation distances for a case specific modelling. The cut-off classification is Waste. The activity type is market activity. The reference product amount is -1.

PropertyValue
NameUsed lorry - 40 metric ton (market for used lorry - 40 metric ton)
SectorWaste
CategoryWaste Product
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.10
Region
Unit Type
Year
2011
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/number
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 20Version log
  • Replaced by: c30f9be1-4753-409c-a89d-c9f1f255e8a0

API Reference

Activity ID
waste_type_used_lorry_40_metric_ton_market_for_used_lorry_40_metric_ton-disposal_method_na
UUID
1b231295-3021-4a8c-85b2-76aadb5739f6
Code Snippet
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