Emission Factor

Ferrous metal - in mixed metal scrap (ferrous metal - in mixed metal scrap - Recycled Content cut-off)

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Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.8. Source-segregated municipal solid waste fraction, typically collected separately or comingled with other recyclable metal fractions for sorting and recycling. Mixed metal scrap refers to the joint collection of waste tinplate, ferrous metal and aluminum. From the residues in sorting, it is assumed that 4% of the material is impurities, with the same composition as average residual MSW. The cut-off classification is Recyclable. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameFerrous metal - in mixed metal scrap (ferrous metal - in mixed metal scrap - Recycled Content cut-off)
SectorWaste
CategoryWaste Management
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.8
Region
Unit Type
Year
2021
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
waste_management-type_ferrous_metal_in_mixed_metal_scrap_ferrous_metal_in_mixed_metal_scrap_recycled_content_cut_off
UUID
f38df547-7317-44ce-a3f9-4c7595fda0b8
Code Snippet
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