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Table 63-2: Emissions Avoided Through Recycling from Residual <strong>Waste</strong> Facilities<br />

Material<br />

Material<br />

987<br />

<strong>International</strong> <strong>Review</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Waste</strong> <strong>Policy</strong>: Annexes<br />

Avoided Avoided emissions, emissions, t t CO CO2equ CO qu / t recycled<br />

material<br />

material<br />

Dense plastic 0.7<br />

Steel 1.0<br />

Aluminium 10.5<br />

Source: WRATE / Ecoinvent database, available from http://www.environmentagency.gov.uk/research/commercial/102929.aspx<br />

The production <strong>of</strong> materials from recycled input may also result in avoided air quality<br />

impacts when the manufacture <strong>of</strong> these goods is compared to their production from<br />

virgin materials. However the air quality impacts associated with these processes are<br />

localised. Since most <strong>of</strong> the manufacturing <strong>of</strong> material (from either virgin or recycled<br />

input) occurs outside Ireland, we have not included these impacts within our analysis,<br />

as they will not have a direct impact on Irish air quality.<br />

63.1.5 Residual <strong>Waste</strong> Composition<br />

The residual waste composition used within our analysis is developed from the recent<br />

waste characterisation survey produced for the Environmental Protection Agency by<br />

RPS. 1210 This data is shown in Table 63-3.<br />

Table 63-3: Assumed Residual <strong>Waste</strong> Composition<br />

Compositional Compositional element element element<br />

%<br />

Paper<br />

Card<br />

Plastic Film<br />

Dense Plastic<br />

Newspapers 0.99%<br />

Magazines 0.66%<br />

Other recyclable paper 0.76%<br />

Non-recyclable paper 0.51%<br />

Cardboard 3.01%<br />

Card and paper packaging 8.60%<br />

Card non packaging 0.43%<br />

Liquid cartons 1.00%<br />

Unclassified paper and card 1.29%<br />

Refuse sacks and carrier bags 3.60%<br />

Packaging film 3.44%<br />

Other plastic film 0.33%<br />

PET clear 0.50%<br />

PET coloured 0.25%<br />

HDPE natural 0.36%<br />

HDPE coloured 0.18%<br />

PVC natural 0.02%<br />

1210 RPS (2009) Municipal <strong>Waste</strong> Characterisation Surveys 2008, Report for the EPA, March 2009

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