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Emission Factor

Waste polyethylene terephthalate - for recycling - sorted (treatment of waste polyethylene terephthalate - for recycling - unsorted - sorting)

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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 sorted waste PET bottles (including caps and labels) for recycling The cut-off classification is Recyclable. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameWaste polyethylene terephthalate - for recycling - sorted (treatment of waste polyethylene terephthalate - for recycling - unsorted - sorting)
SectorWaste
CategoryWaste Management
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.10
Region
Europe without Switzerland (Ecoinvent) (ECOINVENT_EUROPE_EXP_CH)
Unit Type
Weight
Year
2010
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.5, 3.12
LCA Activity
source_specific
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
waste_management-type_waste_polyethylene_terephthalate_for_recycling_sorted_treatment_of_waste_polyethylene_terephthalate_for_recycling_unsorted_sorting
UUID
8916b129-ada2-4274-be57-ac714de3b309
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