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Waste polyethylene terephthalate - for recycling - unsorted (market for waste polyethylene terephthalate - for recycling - unsorted)

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Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The composition of the collected materials consists of 78.0 % PET bottles 9.2 % PE caps 4.6 % labels and 8.3 % impurities. The cut-off classification is Recyclable. The activity type is market activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameWaste polyethylene terephthalate - for recycling - unsorted (market for waste polyethylene terephthalate - for recycling - unsorted)
SectorWaste
CategoryWaste Management
Sourceecoinvent
Region
United States of America (the) (US)
Unit Type
Weight
Year
2010
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
waste_management-type_waste_polyethylene_terephthalate_for_recycling_unsorted_market_for_waste_polyethylene_terephthalate_for_recycling_unsorted
UUID
bfb0cea9-751b-49ae-968f-b684e8e77412
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