Biopolymers‐ n°2
Title plastiquesBilan^ environnemental de différentes^ de origines^ filières^ de^ traitement^ de^
Year 2006
Author Bio Intelligence Service
Impact assessment
Incineration with
energy recovery Landfill Composting Recycling
Depletion of abiotic resources (kg Sb eq) ‐3,88 0,04 0,05 ‐33,71
Climate change (kg CO 2 eq) 618 ‐156,7 28,61 ‐2623,46
Cumulative energy demand (MJ) * ‐ 11424 106 217 ‐ 79647
Water consumption (m^3 )
Eutrophication (kg PO4 eq) 0,63 0,01 0,01 ‐1,78
Acidification (kg SO2 eq) ‐0,79 0,04 0,05 ‐11,41
Photochemical oxidation (kg ethylene eq) 4,12 0,06 0,14 ‐7,7
Ozone depletion (kg CFC‐ 11 eq)
Human toxicity (kg 1,4‐DB eq) ‐19,24 0,51 0,92 ‐48,21
Ecotoxicity in water (kg 1,4‐DB eq) ‐13,06 0,09 0,15 ‐4,54
Exoctoxicity in sediments (kg 1,4‐DB eq) ‐29,77 0,2 0,34 ‐9,81
Ecotoxicity in soil (kg 1,4‐DB eq) 14,76 0,004 0,01 ‐0,77
- The energy demand in this study corresponds to the consumption of non‐renewable energy resources
Indicator not included
2 [MB] (MB = Mater‐Bi)Methodology CML 2002
disposal stage only
1000 kg of material