Microsoft Word - Environmental benefits of recycling 2010 update.doc

Paper & card ‐ n°3

Title
Analyse du Cycle de Vie comparative de différents
modes d’adressage pour magazines et imprimés
Year 2007
Author BIOIS

Case

Material composition

Sub‐scenario Incinerationenergy recovery^ with^ Recycling Landfill

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? / Yes /

Type of recycling / Closed‐loop /

In which ratio does recycled material substitute

virgin material? /0,7/

General

Technology

semi‐humid

cogeneration 32%

efficiency

recycling of

paper/card in

corrugated board

50% biogas captation

Infrastructures taken into account? NoNoNo

Transport included? Yes Yes Yes

Energy production Yes No Yes

Produced energy substitutes electricity? average France  2000 / average France  2000

Produced energy substitutes steam?

substitution: 37,5%

gas, 30,2% coal, 32,3%

oil

/No

Avoided processes ‐ credits /

paper production

from virgin wood

fibres

/

Material substitutes / / /

Carbon sequestration issue taken into account? / / /

Waste characteristics

Heating value No inf. / /

Degradation rate (over  100  years) / / No inf.

Incineration

Alternative use of incineration capacity included? No inf. / /

Composting

Compost spreading for composting taken into

account? ///

Compost leaching after spreading taken into

account? ///

Reference to EN 13432:2000 (Requirements for

Packaging Recoverable Through Composting and

Biodegradation)?

///

Landfill

Methane emissions included? / / /

Material

disposal

Material

production

3[EN]

envelope in vellum paper

Material

recovery