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Compost (treatment of biowaste - industrial composting)
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Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product "compost" is a humus-like material. It is the result of composting which has been sanitised and stabilised and which confers beneficial effects when it is added to soil. In 1kg of compost there is 13.63g N 6.32g P and 12g K. In can be used in the following applications: as growing media constituent or can be used to fertilize plants. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Compost (treatment of biowaste - industrial composting) |
| Sector | Waste |
| Category | Waste Management |
| Source | ecoinvent |
| Source Dataset | Cut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.10 |
| Region | |
Unit Type | |
| Year | 2011 |
| Year Released | 2023 |
| Emission Factor |
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| Scopes | 3.5, 3.12 |
LCA Activity | source_specific |
Supported CO2e Calculation Method | AR5, AR6 |
| Data Versioning |
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Activity ID
waste_management-type_compost_treatment_of_biowaste_industrial_composting
UUID
4b21db97-11f6-4b09-ad75-5af385f638b7
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