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Landfill emission factors

Landfilling of waste. From 9 libraries, filed in one model so one publisher's factor compares with another's.

CategoryWaste treatment
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Factors
469
Libraries
9
With their own page
10
Units with a page
kg · EUR
Largest library
EXIOBASE

266 factors, 57%

What the 10 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 · 8 factor pages

Log scale: each gridline is 10 times the last
From 0.00894 (Disposal, mineral wool, 0% water, to inert material landfill, ICM) to 2 (Nappies, NGA) 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
From 0.164 (Inert/metal/hazardous waste for treatment: landfill, EXIOBASE) to 2.18 (Wood waste for treatment: landfill, EXIOBASE) kgCO₂e per EUR.

Source: the published factor pages, catalogue version 591.

Who publishes these factors

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

EXIOBASE (266) and EPA Hub (61) hold 70% of them; the other 7 publish the rest (142).

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
Residual household wasteADEMEFranceEnd of life0.412 kgCO₂e/kg2021
Plastic - Plastics: PP (incl. forming) - LandfillDESNZUnited KingdomEnd of life0.00901 kgCO₂e/kg2026
PS - LandfilledEPA HubUnited StatesEnd of life0.022 kgCO₂e/kg2026
Inert/metal/hazardous waste for treatment: landfillEXIOBASECyprusCradle to gate0.164 kgCO₂e/EUR2019
Wood waste for treatment: landfillEXIOBASERest of World: America (EXIOBASE)Cradle to gate2.18 kgCO₂e/EUR2019
Disposal, mineral wool, 0% water, to inert material landfillICMAustraliaCradle to distribution gate0.00894 kgCO₂e/kg2015
Waste Disposal - Waste to Landfill - With Gas Recovery - Known Composition: Waste - Wood (combined)MfENew ZealandEnd of life0.544 kgCO₂e/kg2024
NappiesNGAAustraliaEnd of life2 kgCO₂e/kg2025
End of life stoneware pipeÖKOBAUDATGermanyEnd of life0.0217 kgCO₂e/kg2023
Municipal waste landfillÖKOBAUDATGermanyEnd of life0.0731 kgCO₂e/kg2023

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