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Yard Trimmings - Combusted

50kgCO2e/short ton

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of disposing of the specified material through combustion. These factors do not include any avoided emissions impact from any of the disposal methods. Combustion emissions include transport to combustion facility and combustion-related non-biogenic CO2 and N2O. Retrieved from the EPA's GHG Emission Factors Hub (xlsx).

PropertyValue
NameYard Trimmings - Combusted
SectorWaste
CategoryFood and Organic Waste
SourceEPA
Source DatasetGHG Emission Factors Hub
Region
United States of America (the) (US)
Unit Type
Weight
Year
2021
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e50kg/short ton
LCA Activity
end_of_life
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR4
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 25Version log
  • Replaced by: 63faa1e2-96a4-45fb-9cdc-2a868af25033

API Reference

Activity ID
waste-type_yard_trimmings-disposal_method_combusted
UUID
534f8a9a-c528-4d2e-8d23-6122fb8fa472
Code Snippet
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