emissions from 74 kg 426 kg PET pellet Shipped 8908 km 926 kg PET pellet produced degradation produced 500 kg PET pellet to unique leachate produced landfill profile processed in China processed in (Hong Kong) Victoria HDPE (natural) Shipped 8908 km None None 1000 kg landfill 348 kg HDPE pellet 410 kg HDPE pellet minimal produced generic production profile produced emissions from Plastics Europe model utilised processed in China degradation 758 kg HDPE pellet produced (Hong Kong) unique leachate profile HDPE (coloured) None Shipped 8908 km None None 758 kg HDPE pellet produced processed in China (Hong Kong) Shipped 8908 km generic production profile 1000 kg landfill 473 kg PP pellet Plastics Europe model utilised minimal produced 579 kg PP pellet produced emissions from Other None 95 kg LDPE pellet None None 95 kg LDPE pellet produced degradation produced 95 kg PS pellet produced unique leachate 95 kg PS pellet profile 95 kg PVC pellet produced produced 95 kg PVC pellet produced 25% (181 kg) farm applications 50% Landfill (500 100% Windrow 23 kl water kg) composting extraction 500 kg landfill 3.45 l fuel for Synthetic 31 kg methane processing fertilisers generated 722 kg compost providing 8 kg N, Landfill captures 8 kg P, 5 kg K produced 60% of methane 25% compost distributed Herbicide (0.1 l Fuel: 9.0 l 92% of methane to farm applications glyphosate) (50% of 13 kg captured goes 200 km transport to Carbon storage mass 53 kg carbon carbon to energy farm gate 51 kg collected; stored Fuel: 11.6 generation stored in Garden and green NA None other (landfill Functions as 75% (542 kg) urban l soil (farm 25% Home amenity disposals related) fertiliser, carbon compost (250 kg) application enhancer, herbicide, Production of do not only) No carbon require water retainer alternative storage 75% compost to urban collection) compost assumed Minimal amenity applications to have same emissions Functions as a impact as 25% Open burn windrow compost product (250 kg) produced from composting No carbon residues No fertiliser, storage Minimal transport water, herbicide Smog emissions requirements No carbon storage
74 kg to landfill 426 kg PET pellet produced Shipped 8908 km 500 kg PET pellet produced 926 kg PET pellet produced emissions from degradation unique leachate profile HDPE (natural) processed in Victoria 348 kg HDPE pellet produced processed in China (Hong Kong) Shipped 8908 km 410 kg HDPE pellet produced None generic production profile Plastics Europe model utilised 758 kg HDPE pellet produced 1000 kg landfill minimal emissions from degradation unique leachate profile None HDPE (coloured) None processed in China (Hong Kong) Shipped 8908 km 758 kg HDPE pellet produced None None Other None processed in China (Hong Kong) Shipped 8908 km 473 kg PP pellet produced 95 kg LDPE pellet produced 95 kg PS pellet produced 95 kg PVC pellet produced None generic production profile Plastics Europe model utilised 579 kg PP pellet produced 95 kg LDPE pellet produced 95 kg PS pellet produced 95 kg PVC pellet produced 1000 kg landfill minimal emissions from degradation unique leachate profile None Garden and green Fuel: 11.6 l NA 100% Windrow composting 3.45 l fuel for processing 722 kg compost produced 25% compost distributed to farm applications 200 km transport to farm gate Functions as fertiliser, carbon enhancer, herbicide, water retainer 75% compost to urban amenity applications Functions as a compost product produced from residues Minimal transport None 13 kg carbon stored in soil (farm application only) 25% (181 kg) farm applications 23 kl water extraction Synthetic fertilisers providing 8 kg N, 8 kg P, 5 kg K Herbicide (0.1 l glyphosate) Carbon storage 51 kg 75% (542 kg) urban amenity Production of alternative compost assumed to have same impact as windrow composting No fertiliser, water, herbicide requirements No carbon storage Fuel: 9.0 l (50% of mass collected; other disposals do not require collection) 50% Landfill (500 kg) 500 kg landfill 31 kg methane generated Landfill captures 60% of methane 92% of methane captured goes to energy generation 25% Home compost (250 kg) No carbon storage Minimal emissions 25% Open burn (250 kg) No carbon storage Smog emissions 53 kg carbon stored (landfill related)