Food & garden ‐ n°1
Title
Using LCA to evaluate impacts and resources conservation
potential of composting: A case study of the Asti District in
Italy
Year 2008
Author Blengini et al
Impact assessment
Composting Landfill
Depletion of abiotic resources
Climate change (kg CO2‐eq/ton) 130,00 951,00
Cumulative enerhy demand (MJ/ton) 959,00 800,00
Water consumption (m^3 )
Eutrophication (kg O2 eq/ton) 3,64 21,40
Acidification (mol H+/ton) 18,00 23,00
Photochemical oxydation (kg ethylene eq/ton) 0,000578 0,184788
Ozone depletion (kg CFC‐ 11 eq) 0,000027 0,000021
Toxicity (kg 1 ‐ 4 ‐dichlorobenzene)Indicator not includeddisposal stage only
1 kg of input bio‐waste, thought as a mix of household organic waste and
green/wooden waste.1[OR]Methodology Ecoindicator 99