Waste treatment emission factors
Treatment and disposal of waste, by treatment route, per unit of waste treated. From 13 libraries, filed in one model so one publisher's factor compares with another's.
How the 1,816 factors divide
- Incineration
Incineration of waste, with or without energy recovery.
446factors · 25%
10 libraries11 with their own page
- Recycling
The recycling process treating a waste material, per unit of waste treated.
224factors · 12%
9 libraries9 with their own page
- Anaerobic digestion
Anaerobic digestion of organic waste.
135factors · 7%
8 libraries6 with their own page
- Wastewater treatment
Treatment of wastewater and sewage.
125factors · 7%
6 libraries4 with their own page
- Waste collection and sorting
Collection, transfer and sorting of waste.
24factors · 1%
2 libraries1 with its own page
- Hazardous waste treatment
Treatment of hazardous or clinical waste.
11factors · 1%
4 libraries1 with its own page
Source: open-climate.ai catalogue, version 591, coverage summed over libraries.
Who publishes these factors
Each cell counts one library's factors in one subcategory. Library names open the library's page; column heads open the subcategory's.
EXIOBASE publishes the most of these factors (889), then EPA Hub (183). The most widely published subcategory is Incineration: 10 of 13 libraries have some.
| Library | Factors | Landfill | Incineration | Recycling | Anaerobic digestion | Wastewater treatment | Composting | Waste collection and sorting | Hazardous waste treatment | Not stated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXIOBASE | 889 | 266 | 295 | 45 | 105 | 98 | 80 | · | · | · |
| EPA Hub | 183 | 61 | 54 | 33 | 20 | · | 15 | · | · | · |
| ICM | 152 | 37 | 29 | 12 | · | · | 2 | 22 | · | 50 |
| Open CEDA | 149 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 149 |
| DESNZ | 140 | 39 | 30 | 57 | 5 | 1 | 8 | · | · | · |
| ADEME | 129 | 17 | 17 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 4 | · | 3 | 57 |
| MfE | 43 | 33 | · | · | 1 | 8 | 1 | · | · | · |
| CO2emissiefactoren.be | 30 | · | 5 | 20 | 1 | · | 1 | · | 3 | · |
| CO2emissiefactoren.nl | 30 | · | 5 | 20 | 1 | · | 1 | · | 3 | · |
| OpenIO-Canada | 26 | · | · | · | · | 13 | · | · | · | 13 |
Source: open-climate.ai catalogue, version 591, coverage summed over libraries.
Other factor pages
Factor pages that state no subcategory, or whose subcategory has only a few pages.
Other categories
- Materials28,878
- Manufactured goods23,094
- Services22,003
- Food and agriculture11,956
- Fuels5,342
- Electricity4,712
- Transport4,352
- Buildings and infrastructure1,845
- Direct emissions1,086
- Heat and cooling1,006
- Land use and removals220
- Water217
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