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Waste - electrical and electronic cables (market for waste - electrical and electronic cables)

123.45

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Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.8. The composition of waste electrical and electronic cables (62% copper and 38% "wire insulation for copper cables") is documented in literature. The fraction "wire insulation for copper cables" is composed by 66.3% PVC, 31.2% PE and Cu 2.5%. Reference: Amoyaw-Osei, Y & Agyekum, O.O. & Pwamang, John & Thiébaud (-Müller), Esther & Fasko, R & Schluep, Mathias. (2011). Ghana e-waste country assessment. SBC e-waste Africa project. Doka G. (2009) Life Cycle Inventories of Waste Treatment Services. ecoinvent report No. 13. Swiss Centre for Life Cycle Inventories, St. Gallen The cut-off classification is Waste. The activity type is market activity. The reference product amount is -1.

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NameWaste - electrical and electronic cables (market for waste - electrical and electronic cables)
SectorWaste
CategoryWaste Product
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.8
Region
Global (GLOBAL)
Year
2010
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
Scopes
XX,XX
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
xxx
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 22Version log
  • Replaced by: ff88488f-c381-4e2f-9554-e5a557bc5cfa

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