Recycling emission factors
The recycling process treating a waste material, per unit of waste treated. From 9 libraries, filed in one model so one publisher's factor compares with another's.
What the 9 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.
Per kg · 8 factor pages
Log scale: each gridline is 10 times the last- Packaging - Rigid PET, other packagingEnd of life0.662
ADEME · France · 2021
- HDPE - RecycledEnd of life0.231
EPA Hub · United States · 2026
- Glas - recyclingEnd of life0.026
CO2emissiefactoren.be · Belgium · 2026
- GlasEnd of life0.026
CO2emissiefactoren.nl · Netherlands · 2026
- Plastic - Plastics: HDPE (incl. forming) - Open-loopEnd of life0.00465
DESNZ · United Kingdom · 2026
- Disposal, building, cement-fibre slab, to recyclingCradle to distribution gate0.00364
ICM · Australia · 2015
- Construction rubble processingEnd of life0.00286
ÖKOBAUDAT · Germany · 2023
- End of Life steel sheet galvanizedEnd of life0.000749
ÖKOBAUDAT · Germany · 2023
Per EUR
EXIOBASE puts Secondary raw materials at 0.247 kgCO₂e/EUR (Cradle to gate, 2019), the only factor page in this unit.
Source: the published factor pages, catalogue version 591.
Who publishes these factors
9 libraries publish them. Each name opens the library's page.
DESNZ (57) and EXIOBASE (45) hold 46% of them; the other 7 publish the rest (122).
- DESNZ57
- EXIOBASE45
- EPA Hub33
- ADEME29
- CO2emissiefactoren.be20
- CO2emissiefactoren.nl20
- ICM12
- ÖKOBAUDAT7
- USEEIO1
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.
| Activity | Library | Region | Boundary | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packaging - Rigid PET, other packaging | ADEME | France | End of life | 0.662 kgCO₂e/kg | 2021 |
| Glas - recycling | CO2emissiefactoren.be | Belgium | End of life | 0.026 kgCO₂e/kg | 2026 |
| Glas | CO2emissiefactoren.nl | Netherlands | End of life | 0.026 kgCO₂e/kg | 2026 |
| Plastic - Plastics: HDPE (incl. forming) - Open-loop | DESNZ | United Kingdom | End of life | 0.00465 kgCO₂e/kg | 2026 |
| HDPE - Recycled | EPA Hub | United States | End of life | 0.231 kgCO₂e/kg | 2026 |
| Secondary raw materials | EXIOBASE | Finland | Cradle to gate | 0.247 kgCO₂e/EUR | 2019 |
| Disposal, building, cement-fibre slab, to recycling | ICM | Australia | Cradle to distribution gate | 0.00364 kgCO₂e/kg | 2015 |
| Construction rubble processing | ÖKOBAUDAT | Germany | End of life | 0.00286 kgCO₂e/kg | 2023 |
| End of Life steel sheet galvanized | ÖKOBAUDAT | Germany | End of life | 0.000749 kgCO₂e/kg | 2023 |
Other subcategories
- Landfill469 factors · 10 pages
- Incineration446 factors · 11 pages
- Anaerobic digestion135 factors · 6 pages
- Wastewater treatment125 factors · 4 pages
- Composting113 factors · 6 pages
- Waste collection and sorting24 factors · 1 page
- Hazardous waste treatment11 factors · 1 page
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