Emission factor from WRAP v2.0

Prawns, PE Tray with PE Film - mixed

WRAP multi-origin market average · Cradle to processing gate · Any year

Each kg reference mass of this food counts as 17.3 kg CO₂e: 16.9 before it leaves the farm, 0 for processing, 0.223 for packaging and 0.0839 for transport.

Value, cradle to processing gate

17.3kgCO₂e/kg reference mass

Net total: fossil, biogenic and land use · GWP100 · GWP vintage not stated

One value, for any year

WRAP sets no date window, so there is no year to pick.

Reference year 2024

Region
WRAP multi-origin market average
Boundary
Cradle to processing gate
Data quality
MediumNo reason given by the publisher
Licence
Open · WRAP terms

Where 17.3 comes from

Σ 17.3: the four parts add up to WRAP's published total.

Reporting this kilogram under the GHG Protocol

Scope 3, category 1 17.3

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Food and agriculture › Animal products · WRAP multi-origin market average · per kg reference mass · Average

Cradle to processing gate · Net total

Boundary
Cradle to processing gate
Raw materials, manufacturing and packaging
GWP method
Not stated by the publisher
CO₂e basis
Net total
Not split by gas; CO₂e only
Life cycle
Upstream: coveredProduction: partly coveredDownstream: not coveredEnd of life: not covered

Medium quality · Open licence · Any year

The gates, from the farm to the processing plant

Each gate holds everything before it, plus one more stage. Pick the gate where your own accounting starts.

Cumulative kgCO₂e per kg reference mass at each gate. The axis starts at 16.8 so the later steps show.
Everything up to the farm gateProcessing

Never add the gates togetherEach gate already contains the ones before it: the processing gate's 17.2509 includes the farm gate's 16.9435. Adding both gives 34.2, about twice the real footprint. Use one gate, or add the stages.

What this number covers

The path of 1 kg reference mass of this food, from the farm to your kitchen. Every step on it is counted.

  1. Cradle to farm gate

    Included16.9
  2. Processing

    Turning the raw produce into the food, at the plant

    Included0
  3. Packaging

    Making the packaging the food is sold in

    Included0.223
  4. Transport

    Moving the food from the plant to the retailer

    Included0.0839

Outside this boundary

  • Outbound transport
  • Retail
  • Use phase
  • Throwing away packaging and leftovers

= 17.3 per kg reference mass

From WRAP's record to a comparable factor

WRAP publishes this factor as one record with four sub-lines. Here is each field as printed and what open-climate.ai made of it.

The total and its parts

Every gate and stage has its own page.

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About this factor

From WRAP

Where it applies

Applicable region as published by WRAP: UK.

Source and licence

Publisher
WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme)
Library
WRAP v2.0
Published
28 March 2024

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UK Food & Drink Emission Factors Database v2.0, WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme). Normalised by open-climate.ai, https://open-climate.ai/factors/libraries/wrap/ (CC BY 4.0). https://open-climate.ai/factors/ef-wrap-prawns_pe_tray_with_pe-wrap_multi_region-kg_reference-cradle_to_processing_gat-e903df00/?v=efv1-bc82fe1a4c6922d00fe3616117adf18c

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