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Figure 29 Relative difference between the impacts from the different end-of-life options vs. composting for energy demand 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 30 Relative difference between the impacts from the different end-of-life options vs. incineration with energy recovery for energy demand
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