Emission Factor

Used intermodal shipping container - 40-foot - high-cube (treatment of used intermodal shipping container - 40-foot - high-cube)

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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 'used intermodal shipping container 40-foot high-cube' is a solid waste under the category of industrial wastes. It is primarily generated in end-of-life of 20-foot intermodal shipping container. 'used intermodal shipping container 40-foot high-cube' contain the following fractions: steel rubber and wood. By the database default (and per unit of reference product) 'used intermodal shipping container 40-foot high-cube' has 0.731770833333331% water on wet mass basis (99.2682291666667% dry matter) and Carbon present is of both fossil (1.09% on a dry matter basis) and non-fossil origin (5.16% on a dry matter basis). It has no heating value. This kind of by-product (recyclable or waste) is 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 used intermodal shipping container 40-foot high-cube. 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 ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is -1.

PropertyValue
NameUsed intermodal shipping container - 40-foot - high-cube (treatment of used intermodal shipping container - 40-foot - high-cube)
SectorWaste
CategoryWaste Management
Sourceecoinvent
Region
Unit Type
Year
2010
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/number
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 20Version log
  • Replaced by: ea5bc9cf-d330-4037-81f2-4ebfccb174d3

API Reference

Activity ID
waste_management-type_used_intermodal_shipping_container_40_foot_high_cube_treatment_of_used_intermodal_shipping_container_40_foot_high_cube
UUID
90e4a36c-359c-463c-b672-a8b482eef9bd
Code Snippet
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