treatment of waste glass, open burning, UPR, ecoinvent 3.6, Allocation, cut-off

Categories:
ISIC4 categories:
E:Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities/38:Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery/382:Waste treatment and disposal/3821:Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste
Location:
GLO - Global
Reference year: 2006 - 2019
Description

Reference product: waste glass [kg]
Location: GLO - Global
This dataset represents the activity of waste disposal of waste glass in uncontrolled, open burning. Recommended use of this dataset: For disposal of glass which goes to incineration as part of a larger item or in small amounts only, as part of unmanaged communal waste mixture eg. packaging glass. Larger *already separated* amounts of glass fractions will not be disposed in incinerators, but rather go to recycling or landfill, depending on the country-specific situation.Waste composition (wet, in ppm): upper heating value 0.1423 MJ/kg; lower heating value 0.04602 MJ/kg; H2O 20000; O 483070; H n.a.; C n.a.; S n.a.; N n.a.; P n.a.; B n.a.; Cl 195.89; 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 303.63; Cu 7.8356; Hg n.a.; Mn n.a.; Mo n.a.; Ni n.a.; Pb 38.688; Sb n.a.; Se n.a.; Sn n.a.; V n.a.; Zn 3.9178; Be n.a.; Sc n.a.; Sr n.a.; Ti n.a.; Tl n.a.; W n.a.; Si 359090; Fe n.a.; Ca 72818; Al n.a.; K n.a.; Mg n.a.; Na 64472; . Share of carbon in waste that is biogenic 60.4%. // Recycling rates for metallic iron = 0% for metallic aluminium = 0% for metallic copper = 0% . A mass of 0.958kg residues are left on ground.
[This dataset has been generated using the system model "Allocation, cut-off by classification". A system model describes how activity datasets are linked to form product systems. The allocation cut-off system model subdivides multi-product activities by allocation, based on a physical properties, economic, mass or other properties. By-products of waste treatment processes are cut-off, as are all by-products classified as recyclable. Markets in this model include all activities in proportion to their current production volume.
Version 3 of the ecoinvent database offers three system models to choose from. For more information, please visit: https://www.ecoinvent.org/database/system-models-in-ecoinvent-3/system-…)]

Technology

This is an inventory for open burning of solid waste. Informal or uncontrolled burning. No flue gas treatment. Suitable for informal recycling (e.g. burning of e-waste). Based on Municipal waste incineration without any pollution control. Residues (minus any actually recycled metals) are left on site. Assumption of share of thermal NOx to total NOx in average waste burning process is 30%. Contribution from thermal NOx is 810mg per kg waste. Recycling rates for metallic iron = 0% for metallic aluminium = 0% for metallic copper = 0% .

Process type
Unit
Supported nomenclature
ecoinvent 3.6
LCI modeling approach
Attributional
Multifunctional modeling
ECONOMIC
Format
ECOSPOLD2
Aggregation type
NOT_APPLICABLE
Data provider
ecoinvent
Review status
External
Cost
For sale
License

ecoinvent EULA