Emission Factor

Plastics rigid waste disposal (open-loop)

6.411kgCO2e/tonne

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity for plastics rigid waste disposal - open-loop. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2024: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

PropertyValue
NamePlastics rigid waste disposal (open-loop)
SectorWaste
CategoryPlastic Waste
SourceBEIS
Region
Unit Type
Year
2024
Year Released
2024
Emission Factor
  • CO2e6.411kg/tonne
LCA Activity
end_of_life
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 17Version log
  • Replaced by: df2df6d7-b5c0-45f0-9351-92ce5680134e

API Reference

Activity ID
waste-type_plastic_rigid-disposal_method_open_loop
UUID
8f64ef9c-dcb8-4278-99bc-36c9102a28e2
Code Snippet
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