Emission Factor

Plastics rigid waste disposal (open-loop)

21.28kgCO2e/tonne

Emission factor summary

Emission intensity for plastics rigid waste disposal - open-loop. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2023: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

PropertyValue
NamePlastics rigid waste disposal (open-loop)
SectorWaste
CategoryPlastic Waste
SourceBEIS
Region
Unit Type
Year
2023
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e21.28kg/tonne
LCA Activity
end_of_life
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 17Version log
  • Replaced by: 60d04d46-a9ca-4831-b63e-ac8ea208c23c

API Reference

Activity ID
waste-type_plastic_rigid-disposal_method_open_loop
UUID
a8b5273d-ead7-4a08-9031-987a2e939be7
Code Snippet
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