Emission Factor

Single use paper wrap - for food packaging - from virgin fibre (single use paper wrap production)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is single use paper wrap production, for food packaging, from virgin fibre. The reference product is single use paper wrap, for food packaging, from virgin fibre. The product single use paper wrap, for food packaging, from virgin fibre is a type of paper-based tableware for fast food applications. It represents wraps for serving of burgers and fry bags for serving of fries. The wrap is made of virgin fibres and it is bleached and oil-resistant. The production process involves multiple stages such as preparing virgin fibres, pulping, bleaching, papermaking, followed by a converting process that includes printing, coating, cutting and folding of the final tableware items. The tableware is intended for single-use applications in fast-food establishments, commonly known as Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs). The reference product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/93656/documentation.

PropertyValue
NameSingle use paper wrap - for food packaging - from virgin fibre (single use paper wrap production)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryPaper and Cardboard
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.11
Region
Unit Type
Year
2022
Year Released
2024
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 29Version log
  • Replaced by: 4dbe5ad5-cb10-4a81-b0a3-60ea312d3225

API Reference

Activity ID
paper_and_cardboard-type_single_use_paper_wrap_for_food_packaging_from_virgin_fibre_single_use_paper_wrap_production_for_food_packaging_from_virgin_fibre
UUID
85a11f7d-80e9-4f07-b56a-70189169338e
Code Snippet
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