Microsoft Word - Environmental benefits of recycling 2010 update.doc

Plastics‐ n°4

Title

A life cycle assessment of mechanical and feedstock
recycling options for management of plastic
packaging wastes
Year 2005
Author Perugini
Impact assessment

Landfill Incinerationrecovery^ with^ energy^ Recycling Pyrolysis

Depletion of abiotic resources (kg Sb eq)

Climate change (kg CO 2  eq) 5,31 7,31 1,37 1,73

Cumulative energy demand (MJ) 51,59 6,45 ‐5,41 12,14

Water consumption (m^3 ) 47,11 45,92 3,48 14,06

Eutrophication (kg PO4 eq)

Acidification (kg SO2 eq)

Photochemical oxidation (kg ethylene eq)

Ozone depletion (kg CFC‐ 11  eq)

Human toxicity (kg 1,4‐DB eq)

Crude oil consumption (g) 1462 995 ‐74,76 ‐145,86

Air emissions of organic compounds (g) 26,8 14,3 ‐0,05 1,42

Waste production (kg) 2,49 0,19 0,09 0,2

Indicator not included

Methodology CML  2002

Included stages disposal stage only

Functional unit disposal of 2,35 kg of plastic waste and production of

1  kg of PET flakes and 0,39 kg of PE flakes

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