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Incineration emission factors

Incineration of waste, with or without energy recovery. From 10 libraries, filed in one model so one publisher's factor compares with another's.

CategoryWaste treatment
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Factors
446
Libraries
10
With their own page
11
Units with a page
kg · EUR
Largest library
EXIOBASE

295 factors, 66%

What the 11 factor pages say

One chart per unit, since a kilogram and a kWh do not compare. Colour is the boundary, what the factor counts; every row also names it.

End of lifeCradle to gateCradle to distribution gate

Per kg · 9 factor pages

Log scale: each gridline is 10 times the last
From 0.00465 (Metal - Metal: scrap metal - Combustion, DESNZ) to 3.68 (Disposal, paint remains, 0% water, to hazardous waste incineration, ICM) kgCO₂e per kg. 2 boundaries appear here, so part of the spread is what each factor counts, not a disagreement between publishers.

Per EUR · 2 factor pages

Linear scale, from 0.5
From 0.726 (Intert/metal waste for treatment: incineration, EXIOBASE) to 1.57 (Textiles waste for treatment: incineration, EXIOBASE) kgCO₂e per EUR.

Source: the published factor pages, catalogue version 591.

Who publishes these factors

10 libraries publish them. Each name opens the library's page.

EXIOBASE (295) and EPA Hub (54) hold 78% of them; the other 8 publish the rest (97).

Source: open-climate.ai catalogue, version 591, coverage summed over libraries.

Every factor page

Sorted by library. Each factor is also on its library's page.

ActivityLibraryRegionBoundaryValueYear
Packaging - GlassADEMEFranceEnd of life0.13 kgCO₂e/kg2021
Restafval (met nascheiding) - Finale afvalverwerking (AVI of Bio-energiecentrale met energieterugwinning)CO2emissiefactoren.beBelgiumEnd of life0.048 kgCO₂e/kg2026
RestafvalCO2emissiefactoren.nlNetherlandsEnd of life0.038 kgCO₂e/kg2026
Metal - Metal: scrap metal - CombustionDESNZUnited KingdomEnd of life0.00465 kgCO₂e/kg2026
PVC - CombustedEPA HubUnited StatesEnd of life1.39 kgCO₂e/kg2026
Intert/metal waste for treatment: incinerationEXIOBASEFranceCradle to gate0.726 kgCO₂e/EUR2019
Textiles waste for treatment: incinerationEXIOBASERest of World: America (EXIOBASE)Cradle to gate1.57 kgCO₂e/EUR2019
Disposal, paint remains, 0% water, to hazardous waste incinerationICMAustraliaCradle to distribution gate3.68 kgCO₂e/kg2015
Clinical WasteNGAAustraliaEnd of life0.879 kgCO₂e/kg2025
Incineration domestic wasteÖKOBAUDATGermanyEnd of life0.442 kgCO₂e/kg2023
Incineration polystyrene (PS) in municipal solid waste plant (incl. credits)ÖKOBAUDATGermanyEnd of life3.38 kgCO₂e/kg2023

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