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Plastics‐ n°3

Title Life Cycle Assessment of energy from solid waste
Year 2000
Author Finnveden
Impact assessment

recycling incineration landfill
Depletion of abiotic resources (MJ) ‐3,3E+05 ‐3,1E+03 ‐1,1E+03
Climate change (kg CO 2 eq) 2,0E+03 2,2E+04 2,4E+04
Cumulative energy demand (MJ) ‐4,1E+05 ‐2,9E+05 ‐1,1E+05
Water consumption (m^3 )
Eutrophication (kg O2 eq)* 3,9E+02 1,8E+02 3,8E+00
Acidification (kg SO2 eq)** ‐3,5E‐ 02 ‐1,3E+00 ‐3,2E‐ 02
Photochemical oxidation (kg ethylene eq) ‐4,1E+01 ‐6,3E+00 1,5E+00
Ozone depletion (kg CFC‐ 11  eq)
Human toxicity (SEK/year) ‐2,3E+04 ‐4,4E+03 6,4E+02
Ecotoxicity (SEK/year) ‐3,8E+02 ‐2,7E+02 6,8E+01

• Aquatic eutrophcation excl Nox
  ** Acidification (excl Sox and Nox)
  Indicator not included

Functional unit  1  ton of waste

3[PP]

Methodology EDIP

Included stages disposal stage only