Climate benefits of material recycling : inventory of average greenhouse gas emissions for Denmark, Norway and Sweden / / Karl Hillman [and four others]

• Pubblicazione: Copenhagen, [Denmark] : , : Nordic Council of Ministers, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (87 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.73874
• Soggetto topico: Climatic changes - Economic aspects; Global warming - Economic aspects
• Persona (resp. second.): HillmanKarl
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; Summary; Review Statement; Introduction; General Comments; Conclusions; 1. Introduction; 2. Methodology; 2.1 Collaborative stakeholder cooperation; 2.2 Literature review; 2.3 Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); 2.4 System boundaries; 2.4.1 Included materials; 2.4.2 Definition of amounts; 2.4.3 System expansion; 2.4.4 Impact assessment; 3. Investigation context; 3.1 General assumptions; 3.2 Other impact categories; 3.3 Selected studies; 3.3.1 Studies from Norway, Denmark and Sweden; 3.3.2 Studies from other European countries; 3.3.3 Studies from the United States of America ; 4. Investigated materials4.1 Paper and cardboard; 4.2 Glass; 4.3 Plastics; 4.4 Steel; 4.5 Aluminium; 4.6 Organic waste; 4.7 Other metals; 5. Results; 5.1 Paper and cardboard; 5.2 Glass; 5.3 Plastics; 5.4 Steel; 5.5 Aluminium; 5.6 Organic waste; 5.7 Collected results; 6. Discussion; 6.1 Comparison with previous recommendations; 6.2 Impact of energy use and energy mix; Which primary and secondary processes have high energy demand for processing the materials?; How is the relationship between renewable and fossil energy use for different materials? ; How is the relationship between the use of electricity and fuels for different materials?How to account for the use of waste energy from the processes in, for example, district heating?; 6.3 Geographical differences; 6.4 Quality of materials for secondary production; 6.5 Data availability and uncertainty; 7. Conclusions; 8. Further work; References; Svensk sammanfattning; Appendices; A. Rejected studies; B. Provisional list of materials; C. Reference group; University of Gävle; Technical University of Denmark (DTU); Återvinningsindustrierna (Sweden) and member erpresentatives ; Norsk Industri & Norsk ReturmetallforeningNordic Council of Ministers; Stiftelsen Gästrikeregionens miljö
• Titolo autorizzato: Climate benefits of material recycling
• ISBN: 92-893-4218-8; 92-893-4219-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910798004703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: TemaNord ; ; 2015:547.