Emission Factor

Used fluorescent lamp (market for used fluorescent lamp)

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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 fluorescent lamp' is a solid waste under the category of industrial wastes. It is primarily generated in end-of-life of liquid crystal display. 'used fluorescent lamp' contain the following fractions: aluminium glass cullet and mercury. By the database default (and per unit of reference product) 'used fluorescent lamp' has 0% water on wet mass basis (100% dry matter) and Carbon present is of only fossil origin (55.5% on a dry matter basis). It has no heating value. This kind of by-product (recyclable or waste) is generated in a specific treatment process and as such is not intended to be used as for modelling waste outputs from other activities. In the ecoinvent database this by-product is used in the following processes: treatment of used fluorescent lamp. 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 market activity. The reference product amount is -1.

PropertyValue
NameUsed fluorescent lamp (market for used fluorescent lamp)
SectorWaste
CategoryWaste Product
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.10
Region
Unit Type
Year
2011
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
waste_type_used_fluorescent_lamp_market_for_used_fluorescent_lamp-disposal_method_na
UUID
c752d8b6-8146-4863-bf15-207017ffffc1
Code Snippet
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