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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) ‐8,3E+05 ‐7,7E+03 ‐2,8E+03
Climate change (kg CO 2 eq) 5,1E+03 5,6E+04 6,0E+04
Cumulative energy demand (MJ) ‐1,0E+06 ‐7,4E+05 ‐2,7E+05
Water consumption (m^3 )
Eutrophication (kg O2 eq)* 9,7E+02 4,6E+02 9,4E+00
Acidification (kg SO2 eq)** ‐8,8E‐ 02 ‐3,3E+00 ‐7,9E‐ 02
Photochemical oxidation (kg ethylene eq) ‐1,0E+02 ‐1,6E+01 3,7E+00
Ozone depletion (kg CFC‐ 11  eq)
Human toxicity (SEK/year) ‐5,7E+04 ‐1,1E+04 1,6E+03
Ecotoxicity (SEK/year) ‐9,4E+02 ‐6,7E+02 1,7E+02

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

Functional unit  1  ton of waste

3[PET]

Methodology EDIP

Included stages disposal stage only