Abstract
There are very few studies of the Carbon Footprint of Products (CFPs) in the service sector (e.g. transport and waste treatment) in comparison with those of industrial products and farm products. In this study, the CFPs of the recycling services of used beverage cans (aluminum and steel) and waste papers (cardboard, magazine and newspaper) in waste treatment were estimated as a first trial model of the service sector. Regarding the CFPs of whole life cycle of the recycling services, the amounts of CO2-equivalent (CO2e) greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the collection and transportation process were the largest in all recycling cases. The reason that the collection and transportation process emits the largest amounts of GHG emissions is that the collection vehicles (trucks) consume the large amounts of diesel fuel. Regarding the CFPs of the capital equipment, the amounts of GHG emissions from the capital equipment were the second largest in all recycling cases. It was found that the percentages of amounts of GHG emissions from the capital equipment in the recycling services were larger than those of industrial products and farm products.
Highlights
IntroductionIn order to reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions, the “Carbon Footprint of Products scheme (CFP scheme)” had been promoted as one of the visualization measures of GHG emissions by the national pilot project (The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and related ministries in Japan [1]
It was found that the percentages of amounts of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the capital equipment in the recycling services were larger than those of industrial products and farm products
The Carbon Footprint of Products (CFPs) of the recycling services of the used beverage cans and papers in waste treatment were estimated as a first trial model of the service sec
Summary
In order to reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions, the “Carbon Footprint of Products scheme (CFP scheme)” had been promoted as one of the visualization measures of GHG emissions by the national pilot project (The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and related ministries in Japan [1]. The amounts of GHG emissions from the capital equipment in the recycling services were estimated as one of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study, and the total amounts of GHG emissions of baled materials (aluminum, steel and papers) for aluminum cans, steel cans, cardboard, magazine and newspaper were estimated as the CFPs of the recycling services
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