Emission Factor

Plastics waste disposal (landfill)

8.884kgCO2e/tonne

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Emission factor summary

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

PropertyValue
NamePlastics waste disposal (landfill)
SectorWaste
CategoryPlastic Waste
SourceBEIS
Region
Unit Type
Year
2024
Year Released
2024
Emission Factor
  • CO2e8.884kg/tonne
LCA Activity
gate_to_grave
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
waste-type_plastics-disposal_method_landfill
UUID
f16a008a-b7dc-4267-8c7c-bb7c6371f67a
Code Snippet
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