New recycling route

Hot milling

Compared to

Current way of recycling

External recycling

Process(es)/ materials

Per kg cable

Comment/calculation

Process(es)/ materials

Per kg cable

Comment/calculation

gram CO2eq

gram CO2eq

Needed processes

Needed processes

Production waste cable granulation

0.14

26

Production waste cable granulation

0.14

26

Needed processes

Per kg plastic

Note that values below are given per kg polymer and may need recalculation to per kg cable by multiplication with value for kg  polymer per kg cable.

Needed processes

Per kg plastic

Note that values below are given per kg polymer and may need recalculation to per kg cable by multiplication with value for kg polymer per kg cable.

gram CO2eq

gram CO2eq

Plastsep, Swedish electricity

0.055

2.2

Plastsep, Swedish electricity

0.055

2.2

Plastsep, European electricity

0.055

8.9

Plastsep, European electricity

0.055

8.9

Compounding PVC

0.23

6.2

Compounding PVC

0.23

6.2

Compounding polyolefin

0.23

15

Compounding polyolefin

0.23

15

Melt filtrating PVC

0.33

6.2

Melt filtrating PVC

0.33

6.2

Melt filtrating polyolefin

0.33

15

Melt filtrating polyolefin

0.33

15

Hot milling

0.004

4.3

Hot milling

0.004

4.3

Disposal, polyvinylchloride

0.12

66

Disposal, polyvinylchloride

0.12

66

Disposal, plastics, mixture

0.12

90

Disposal, plastics, mixture

0.12

90

Nedeed transports

Per tonkm transport

Multiply values below for € and gram CO2eq per tonkm transport with actual transport distance to get gram CO2eq/tonne and €/tonne for the actual transport. Convert to gram CO2eq /kg and €/kg by dividing with 1000.

Nedeed transports

Per tonkm transport

Multiply values below for € and gram CO2eq per tonkm transport with actual transport distance to get gram CO2eq/tonne and €/tonne for the actual transport. Convert to gram CO2eq/kg and €/kg by dividing with 1000.

gram CO2eq

gram CO2eq

Lorry, Trailer 26t Euro3, NTM

0.10

51

Lorry, Trailer 26 t Euro3, NTM

0.02

10

200 km transport to granulation and compounding: 200 × 0.1/1000 = 0.02 euro and 200 × 51/1000 = 10 gram CO2eq

Transport, lorry >16t, fleet average/ RER S

0.10

134

Transport, lorry >16 t, fleet average/RER S

0.07

94

700 km transport to user in Europe: 700 × 0.1/1000 = 0.07 euro and 700 × 51/1000 = 94 gram CO2eq

Total needed processes

0.004

4.3

Total needed processes

0.460

137