Higg Product Tools Higg MSI Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic, semi-mechanically recycled

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic, semi-mechanically recycled

4.8

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Description

Mechanically ground, post-consumer recycled PET flakes that are extruded, purified, and pelletized, and then treated with ethylene glycol for the final purification stage.

Impacts

Impact area MSI Score
Global Warming 1.4
Eutrophication 0.6
Water Scarcity 1.4
Abiotic Resource Depletion, Fossil Fuels 1.4
Chemistry
Scored per material rather than production stage. Click on "Return to Material", and learn about Chemistry scoring under "Chemistry Certifications".

Modeling Notes

Includes 10% loss of raw material to account for yield losses. Also includes 1000km inbound shipping distance to account for shipment of raw materials.

Meta information

  • Primary Source: Shen L, et al. (2010). Open-loop recycling: A LCA case study of PET bottle-to-fibre recycling. Resouces, Conservation and Recycling (2010), doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2010.06.014
  • Last Publication or Review date: 2010
  • Geography: Global
  • Data Generator: Cashion East, Pivot Analytics; east@pointpivot.com

Data quality

Data Quality Value Description
Precision Good 10% to 20% 2
Time Representativeness Good Data are not older than 6 years with respect to the release date or latest review date 2
Geographical Representativeness Good The processes included in the dataset are well representative for the geography stated in the title and metadata 2
Technological Representativeness Excellent The technologies covered in the dataset are exactly the one(s)modeled 1
Average 1.75