carbon footprint tool of waste management in europe

CARBON FOOTPRINT TOOL OF WASTEMANAGEMENT IN EUROPE

01/04/2014

[email protected]@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”


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


WHY ?

for municipalities

http://co2zw.eu.sostenipra.cat/


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?


BASICS OF

• 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?


BASICS OF

Which impacts are considered?

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Collection + Transport Treatment


BASICS OF

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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


BASICS OF

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


BASICS OF

How are presented the GHG emissions?

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Indirect emissions

Avoided emissions

Direct emissions


BASICS OF

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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


BASICS OF


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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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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Option A


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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.


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.


CONCLUSIONS

CARBON FOOTPRINT TOOL OF WASTEMANAGEMENT IN EUROPE

01/04/2014

www.sostenipra.catMSc Pere Llorach (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)

[email protected]@uab.cat

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