Microsoft Word - Environmental benefits of recycling 2010 update.doc

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Figure 25 Relative difference between the impacts from the different end-of-life options vs. composting for climate change for biopolymers. The

size of the “bubble” is proportional to the number of cases coming up with a value within the same range as another.

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Figure 26: Relative difference between the impacts from the different end-of-life options vs. incineration with energy recovery for climate change
for biopolymers. The size of the “bubble” is proportional to the number of cases coming up with a value within the same range as another.