Emission Factor

Waste emulsion paint - on wall (market for waste emulsion paint - on wall)

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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 'waste emulsion paint on wall' is a solid waste under the category of construction and demolition wastes. It is primarily generated in the collection and sorting of end-of-life waste emulsion paint on wood for final disposal. 'waste emulsion paint on wall' contain the following fractions: 100% emulsion paint. By the database default (and per unit of reference product) 'waste emulsion paint on wall' has 0% water on wet mass basis (100% dry matter) and Carbon present is of only fossil origin (27% on a dry matter basis). It has a higher heating value of 11.4 MJ/kg and a lower heating value of 10.51 MJ/kg. This kind of by-product (recyclable or waste) can be 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 waste emulsion paint on wall collection for final disposal; treatment of waste emulsion paint on wall sorting plant. 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
NameWaste emulsion paint - on wall (market for waste emulsion paint - on wall)
SectorWaste
CategoryWaste Product
Sourceecoinvent
Region
Unit Type
Year
2011
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 20Version log
  • Replaced by: 1514558a-ea64-445b-b3ed-ae5f6364e286

API Reference

Activity ID
waste_type_waste_emulsion_paint_on_wall_market_for_waste_emulsion_paint_on_wall-disposal_method_na
UUID
43261dfa-53db-4c05-8a2a-83e104e51d3d
Code Snippet
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