Emission Factor

Food Waste (meat only) - Landfilled

580kgCO2e/short ton

Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of disposing of the specified material to landfill. These factors do not include any avoided emissions impact from any of the disposal methods. Landfilling emissions include transport to landfill/equipment use at landfill and fugitive landfill CH4 emissions. Landfill CH4 is based on typical landfill gas collection practices and average landfill moisture conditions. Retrieved from the EPA's GHG Emission Factors Hub (xlsx).

PropertyValue
NameFood Waste (meat only) - Landfilled
SectorWaste
CategoryFood and Organic Waste
SourceEPA
Region
Unit Type
Year
2022
Year Released
2022
Emission Factor
  • CO2e580kg/short ton
LCA Activity
end_of_life
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR4
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
waste-type_food_waste_meat_only-disposal_method_landfilled
UUID
d7a41f82-23bd-4c77-988a-15c0c1eb8570
Code Snippet
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