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Emission Factors:Plastics Europe Eco-profiles Set

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Description

Lifecycle inventories and Environmental Production Declarations for a large number of different plastics. This data set is also included in Ecoinvent and other LCA databases such as GaBi and SimaPro. The individual data sets are infrequently updated, and some are quite old.

Metadata

Data Type: Activity-based
Publisher Type: Trade Body
Number of Factors: Unknown
Database Format: Online, downloadable data sets for individual materials.
Last Update: Unknown
Update Frequency: Infrequent
Cost: Free
Link: [Plastics Europe Eco-profiles Set]

When to use

Free data set for plastic materials when an Ecoinvent licence is not available.

Limitations

Focus on a narrow range of products makes it of limited use for general application in purchased goods and services. The individual data sets are infrequently updated, and some are quite old. <be>

Page Contributors: Philippe Pernstich