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Emission Factor
Branches - Composted
140kgCO2e/short ton
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Emission intensity of disposing of the specified material through composting. These factors do not include any avoided emissions impact from any of the disposal methods. All the factors presented here include transportation emissions (which are optional in the Scope 3 Calculation Guidance) with an assumed average distance traveled to the processing facility. Retrieved from the 2024 GHG Emission Factors Hub (xlsx) file published by the US EPA at the source URL.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Branches - Composted |
| Sector | Waste |
| Category | Food and Organic Waste |
| Source | EPA |
| Source Dataset | GHG Emission Factors Hub |
| Region | |
Unit Type | |
| Year | 2024 |
| Year Released | 2024 |
| Emission Factor |
|
LCA Activity | end_of_life |
CO2e Calculation Origin | Source |
CO2e Calculation Method | AR5 |
Supported CO2e Calculation Method | AR5 |
| Data Versioning |
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API Reference
Activity ID
waste-type_branches-disposal_method_composted
UUID
9ceba81d-c2d3-4d7a-9176-e4fecab9bc31
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