Emission Factor

Waste collection / treatment and disposal services / materials recovery services

1.97kgCO2e/gbp

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of supply chain in GBP spend on: waste collection/treatment and disposal services/materials recovery services. Provided by BEIS/DEFRA in the official report on UK and England's carbon footprint to 2019. Retrieved from the UK full dataset 1990 - 2021 including conversion factors by SIC code (sheets: ghg_sic_mult and co2_sic_mult).

PropertyValue
NameWaste collection / treatment and disposal services / materials recovery services
SectorWaste
CategoryWaste Management
SourceBEIS
Region
Unit Type
Year
2019
Year Released
2024
Emission Factor
  • CO2e1.97kg/gbp
  • CO20.4518 kg/gbp
LCA Activity
unknown
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
waste_management-type_waste_collection_treatment_and_disposal_services_materials_recovery_services
UUID
ac5235cb-5d03-4ba0-ae47-9344fd459528
Code Snippet
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