CARBON FOOTPRINT TOOL OF WASTE MANAGEMENT IN EUROPE
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CARBON FOOTPRINT TOOL OF WASTEMANAGEMENT IN EUROPE
01/04/2014
co2zw@sostenipra.catpere.llorach@uab.cat
Xavier Gabarrell, Joan Rieradevall, Pere LlorachUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
Ramon Farreny, Carles M. Gasol Inèdit Innovació SL
• Introduction
• Why ?
• Basics of
• The tool
• Conclusions
Carbon footprint tool of waste management in europe
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Globally, the waste sector has a relatively small contribution to emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) (3-5% in 2005).
However, the waste sector is in an unique position to move from a small source of global emissions to be a great saving of emissions.
Prevention and recovery of waste (material and / or energy) avoids emissions in other sectors of the economy.
Waste and Climate Change. Global Trends and Strategy FrameworkUNEP (2010)
EU (27): 140-200 million tones of CO2 eq. (German Federal Environmental Agency, 2005)
Catalonia: 0.325 million tones of CO2 eq. (Second Study Climate Change for Catalonia, Gabarrell et al., 2010)
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Introduction
Need to develop a tool for calculating emissions of greenhouse gases associated to waste management at different levels
In the frame of the project
Support Sustainable Consumption and Production patterns in industrial areas“Its cornerstone is raising knowledge on SCP and fostering eco-innovation and competitiveness through transnational cooperation and especially through the CAPITALIZATION of main achievements, activities and cooperation practices
already developed in the Mediterranean space”
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WHY ?
•solid waste managers•academics•consultants •policy makers •NGO’s
The calculator has been adapted from for municipalities founded by the European Commission via the Zero Waste Project (1G-MED08-533).
Is designed to calculate CO2 emissions in industrial areas of urban assimilable wastes (organic matter, glass, paper, metals, paper and cardboard).
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Working in the solid waste field with access to comprehensive and up-to-date waste management data
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for municipalities
http://co2zw.eu.sostenipra.cat/
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WHY ?
Tool for calculating the greenhouse gases emissions of waste treatment and management based on a limited amount of input data.
Any user (waste manager, consultant, researchers) who has updated data of waste management of any company or industrial area
Excel® available for free (online) – after partners acceptation
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What it is?
Who can used it?
How?
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• To quantify and report greenhouse gases emissions.
• Can be useful to guide industrial areas waste management policies
• To evaluate alternative waste management schemes
• To calculate potentialities of GHG reductions
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What for?
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Which impacts are considered?
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Collection + Transport Treatment
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Which fractions and facilities?Mixed Waste
Organic matter Glass Paper and
cardboard Metal Plastic
MBT X X
COMPOSTING X
ANAEROBIC DIGESTION X
LANDFILL X
INCINERATION X
SELECTION AND
RECYCLINGX X X X
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How are calculated the GHG emissions?
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• IPCC Method (Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories) for the degradation of organic matter and wastes combustion
• Sectorial data of energy consumption and efficiencies of facilities (i.e: material recoveries)
• Databases (i.e. ecoinvent) for the quantification of impacts
The user can introduce local industrial area data if available to adjust the calculations to their reality
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How are presented the GHG emissions?
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Indirect emissions
Avoided emissions
Direct emissions
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is a tool easy to use, which requires
that the user follow a logic steps entering data
However, there is a user guide which includes:
• user instructions
• methodological notes
User guide
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THE TOOL
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What steps should be followed?
Step 1. System of study Step 2. Description of the system Step 3. Waste composition Step 4. Reference indicators Step 5. Key parameters Step 6. Methods of calculation of landfill emissions Step 7. Credits of material and energy valorization
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What steps should be followed?• Trough different steps, the user introduces available data into the corresponding
cells (type questionnaire)
• If there is a lack of information, it will be used default data obtained from literature.
• Default data is available at national level for Slovenia, Spain, Greece, Italy (project partners) and European
Emisions electric mix (kg CO2/kWh) Biogas capture landfill (%) Greece 1.03 60.0% Italy 0.65 48.1% Slovenia 0.50 36.8% Spain 0.24 17.2% Europe 0.50 38.7%
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1. System of study
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2. Description of the system
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2. Description of the system
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3. Waste composition
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4. Reference indicators
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• Waste Directive(2008/98/EC):
recover/recycle ≥ 50% in 2020
• Landfill Directive(99/31/EC):
reduce biodegradables to 35% from 1995 to 2020.
Waste without treatment = 0.
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These parameters affect strongly the results of the carbon footprint
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5. Key parameters
Gas IPCC 1996 IPCC 2001 IPCC 2007CO2 1 1 1CH4 21 23 25N2O 310 296 298
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6. Methods of calculation of landfill emissions
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6. Methods of calculation of landfill emissions
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Option A
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6. Methods of calculation of landfill emissions
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Option B
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7. Credits of material and energy valorization
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Results screen
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Results screen
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• … is an easy tool to use and free access to calculate the carbon footprint of transport and treatment of urban waste for any user
• … provides a first approximation of the carbon footprint from raw data (waste generation)
• … provide an estimation of the potential GHG reductions (or additions) associated with the life cycle of waste management and the technological changes in the local waste operations
• … is suitable for evaluating waste management choices depending on waste management infrastructures and waste policies jointly with the quantification of GHG emissions from MSW management, which is essential to guide waste policy options and climate change solutions.
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CONCLUSIONS
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• … is an easy tool to use and free access to calculate the carbon footprint of transport and treatment of urban waste for any user
• … provides a first approximation of the carbon footprint from raw data (waste generation)
• … provide an estimation of the potential GHG reductions (or additions) associated with the life cycle of waste management and the technological changes in the local waste operations
• … is suitable for evaluating waste management choices depending on waste management infrastructures and waste policies jointly with the quantification of GHG emissions from MSW management, which is essential to guide waste policy options and climate change solutions.
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CONCLUSIONS
CARBON FOOTPRINT TOOL OF WASTEMANAGEMENT IN EUROPE
01/04/2014
www.sostenipra.catMSc Pere Llorach (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
co2zw@sostenipra.catpere.llorach@uab.cat
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