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

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

Functional unit  1  ton of waste

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Methodology EDIP

Included stages disposal stage only