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Plastics waste - incineration

2.7625
kgCO2e/kg

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of incineration of plastics waste. The GHG emissions standard applied is the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories. Boundaries: Only considers emissions released from waste incineration. Excludes use stage / transport of waste and ash to landfill. Retrieved from Singapore Emission Factors Registry (SEFR) database. The primary data source is National Environment Agency (NEA) Singapore. According to the source: Calculated based on 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inv.

PropertyValue
NamePlastics waste - incineration
SectorWaste
CategoryPlastic Waste
SourceSEFR
Source DatasetSingapore Emission Factors for Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting
Region
Singapore (SG)
Unit Type
Weight
Year
2006
Year Released
2024
Emission Factor
  • CO2e2.7625kg/kg
Scopes3.5, 3.12
LCA Activity
end_of_life
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
waste-type_plastics_waste-disposal_method_incineration
UUID
df1ab559-b23d-4d59-ac07-66b4fa708b0a
Code Snippet
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