Microsoft Word - Environmental benefits of recycling 2010 update.doc

Paper & card ‐ n°5

Title Klimaregnskapavfallshåndtering^ for

Year 2009
Author Raandal
Impact assessment

IPCC

Landfill Incineration Recycling

Depletion of abiotic resources (kg Sb eq)

Climate change (kg CO 2  eq/ton) 2,30 ‐0,36 ‐0,15

Cumulative enerhy demand (MBtu/t)

Water consumption (kg/t)

Eutrophication (kg PO4 eq)

Acidification (kg SO2 eq)

Photochemical oxydation (kg ethylene eq)

Ozone depletion (kg CFC‐ 11  eq)

Toxicity (kg  1 ‐ 4 ‐dichlorobenzene)

Waste (kg/t)

Indicator not included

Management of  1  kg of waste and associated transport and substitution of

energy and/or material which is generated from waste management

Methodology

5[MC]

disposal stage only