Location: GLO - Global
This dataset represents the activity of waste disposal of scrap copper in a municipal solid waste incinerator (MSWI) // Recommended use of this dataset: For disposal of bulky, non-dust copper, which goes to incineration as part of a larger item or in small amounts only. Pure, isolated copper fractions will not be disposed in incinerators, but rather go to recycling. // // Waste composition (wet, in ppm): H2O n.a.; O n.a.; H n.a.; C n.a.; S n.a.; N n.a.; P n.a.; B n.a.; Cl n.a.; Br n.a.; F n.a.; I n.a.; Ag n.a.; As n.a.; Ba n.a.; Cd n.a.; Co n.a.; Cr n.a.; Cu 1000000; Hg n.a.; Mn n.a.; Mo n.a.; Ni n.a.; Pb n.a.; Sb n.a.; Se n.a.; Sn n.a.; V n.a.; Zn n.a.; Be n.a.; Sc n.a.; Sr n.a.; Ti n.a.; Tl n.a.; W n.a.; Si n.a.; Fe n.a.; Ca n.a.; Al n.a.; K n.a.; Mg n.a.; Na n.a.; // Share of carbon in waste that is biogenic 60.4%. // Share of metals in waste not oxidised and bulk-recyclable (exclude very small or thin parts) Iron: 0%; Alu: 0%; Copper: 100%. // One kg of this waste produces 0.8298 kg of slag and 0 kg of residues, which are landfilled. // Net energy production: 0MJ/kg electric energy and 0MJ/kg thermal energy. // Recovery of metal scrap to recycling: 0g iron scrap, 0g aluminium scrap, 310g copper scrap.
Undefined unit processes (UPRs) are the unlinked, multi-product activity datasets that form the basis for all of the system models available in the ecoinvent database. This is the way the datasets are obtained and entered into the database by the data providers. These activity datasets are useful for investigating the environmental impacts of a specific activity (gate-to-gate), without regard to its upstream or downstream impacts.