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

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

Functional unit  1  ton of waste

3[PVC]

Methodology EDIP

Included stages disposal stage only