Polypropylene (PP), recycled
2.4
Description
This process covers the production mechanically recycled polypropylene. The inventory includes the input of sodium hydroxide, inorganic chemicals, water, heat and electricity and covers the wasteflow of the processing waste to incineration and landfill according to the european share.
Impacts
| Impact area | MSI Score | |
|---|---|---|
| Global Warming | 0.6 | |
| Eutrophication | 1.2 | |
| Water Scarcity | 5.1e-2 | |
| Abiotic Resource Depletion, Fossil Fuels | 0.5 | |
| Chemistry |
Scored per material rather than production stage. Click on "Return to Material", and learn about Chemistry scoring under "Chemistry Certifications".
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Modeling Notes
Meta information
- Primary Source: Quantis. World Apparel and Footwear Life Cycle Assessment Database (WALDB), version 2.0, 2018.
- Last Publication or Review date: 2018
- Geography: Global/generic
- Data Generator: Quantis
Data quality
| Data Quality | Value | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precision | Good | 10% to 20% | 2 |
| Time Representativeness | Excellent | Data are not older than 4 years with respect to the release date or latest review date | 1 |
| Geographical Representativeness | Good | The processes included in the dataset are well representative for the geography stated in the title and metadata | 2 |
| Technological Representativeness | Good | The technologies modeled are included in the mix of technologies covered by the dataset | 2 |
| Average | 1.75 | ||