Higg Product Tools Higg MSI High density polyethylene (HDPE), fossil fuel based

High density polyethylene (HDPE), fossil fuel based

9.7

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Description

High density polyethylene (HDPE) is a polyethylene plastic derived from petroleum. It is commonly used in plastic bottles, piping, and other common plastic materials. It is widely produced, and is widely recycled with the resin code of 2.

Impacts

Impact area MSI Score
Global Warming 2.4
Eutrophication 0.7
Water Scarcity 0.2
Abiotic Resource Depletion, Fossil Fuels 6.3
Chemistry
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Modeling Notes

Polyethylene, high density, granulate {GLO}| market for | Alloc Def, S. 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: ecoinvent 3.3
  • Last Publication or Review date: 2011
  • Geography: Global/generic
  • Data Generator: Cashion East, Pivot Analytics; east@pointpivot.com

Applicable Materials

Material Impact
benchmarkimpactblend components
Polyethylene (PE) plastic
29
Plastics

Data quality

Data Quality Value Description
Precision Fair 20% to 30% 3
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 Fair The technologies modeled are representative of the average technology used for similar processes 3
Average 2.5