Microsoft Word - Environmental benefits of recycling 2010 update.doc

Paper & card ‐ n°2

Title Life cycle assessment of energy from solid waste

Year 2000
Author Finnvenden et al

Impact assessment

EDIP, USES‐LCA, Ecoindicator  99

Incineration Landfilling Recycling

Depletion of abiotic resources (MJ/ton) 478,28 ‐2809,89 1733,76

Climate change (kg CO2‐eq/ton) 18,10 1809,70 ‐135,73

Cumulative enerhy demand (MJ/ton) ‐15484,28 ‐234,36 ‐16739,76

Water consumption (m^3 )

Eutrophication (kg PO4 eq)* ‐0,14 2,79 ‐8,37

Acidification (kg SO2 eq)** ‐0,07 ‐0,03 ‐0,22

Photochemical oxydation (kg ethylene eq) ‐0,30 1,28 0,35

Ozone depletion (kg CFC‐ 11  eq)

Toxicity (kg  1 ‐ 4 ‐dichlorobenzene)

Ecotoxicity (SEK/ton) EDIP ‐17,58 ‐0,33 2,39

Human Toxicity (SEK/ton) EDIP ‐205,06 ‐50,22 ‐17,16

* without effect from Nox

** without effect from Sox and Nox

Indicator not included

2[CC]

disposal stage only

Methodology

Treatment of the amount of the included waste fractions

collected in Sweden during one year