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Biopolymers‐ n° 6

Title
Miljøvurdering af alternative bortskaffelsesveje for
bionedbrydelig emballage
Year 2002
Author Nielsen

Case

Material composition

Sub‐scenario Incinerationenergy recovery^ with^ Composting

Virgin material

Material marginal: which? / /

Electricity marginal: which? / /

Steam marginal: which? / /

Co‐products dealt with? / /

Recovered material

Material marginal: which? / /

Electricity marginal: which? / /

Steam marginal: which? / /

Co‐products dealt with? / /

Material recovery included? / /

Type of recycling / /

In which ratio does recycled material substitute

virgin material? //

General

Technology

incineration with

electricity and heat

production

in vessel

Infrastructures taken into account? No No

Transport included? No No

Energy production electricityfor district^ and heating^ heat^ No

Produced energy substitutes electricity? Yes; Natural gas /

Produced energy substitutes steam? yes,^ oil/gas‐fired^ /

Avoided processes ‐ credits Yes No

Material substitutes / No

Carbon sequestration issue taken into account? / No

Waste characteristics

Heating value No inf.

Degradation rate (over  100  years) 98%

Incineration

Alternative use of incineration capacity included? No No

Composting

Compost spreading for composting taken into

account? /No

Compost leaching after spreading taken into

account? /No

Reference to EN 13432:2000 (Requirements for

Packaging Recoverable Through Composting and

Biodegradation)?

/Yes

Landfill

Methane emissions included? / /

6  [PLA]

100% PLA

Material

production

Material

recovery

Material

disposal