Emission Factor

Tinplate - in mixed metal scrap (market for tinplate - in mixed metal scrap)

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Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product source-segregated municipal solid waste fraction typically collected separately or comingled with other recyclable metal fractions for sorting and recycling. Mixed metal scrap refers to the joint collection of waste tinplate ferrous metal and aluminum. From the residues in sorting it is assumed that 4% of the material is impurities with the same composition as average residual MSW. The cut-off classification is Recyclable. The activity type is market activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameTinplate - in mixed metal scrap (market for tinplate - in mixed metal scrap)
SectorWaste
CategoryWaste Management
Sourceecoinvent
Region
Unit Type
Year
2012
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_tinplate_in_mixed_metal_scrap_market_for_tinplate_in_mixed_metal_scrap
UUID
e52c707a-500e-4fde-9fda-6252422d5627
Code Snippet
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