The End-of-Life Treatment of Sold Products Module is essential for companies aiming to assess and report the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with the disposal and treatment of their products once they reach the end of their life cycle.
This module ensures that your environmental reporting covers the complete life cycle of your products, providing a more comprehensive view of their impact.
Data Requirements
To effectively use this module, you will need to collect and analyze specific data regarding the end-of-life phase of your products. The required data includes:
Nature and Quantity of Waste: Identify and quantify the waste generated by your sold products. This information is crucial for determining the scope of emissions related to product disposal.
Estimation of Material Composition for Complex Products: For products made of multiple materials, estimate the quantity of each material present in a single product. This breakdown is necessary to accurately assess the end-of-life emissions, as different materials may have different disposal processes and associated GHG emissions.
Nature of the end-of-life treatment: GHG emissions differ if a product is recycled, landfilled, or incinerated. Without specific end-of-life data, use the "average end-of-life" option to estimate emissions.
Step-by-step guide
Select the appropriate section based on your available data (plastic, metal, etc.)
Click the "+ Add Row" button
Select the "Type" of end-of-life treatment (incineration, landfill, etc.). Chose "Average end-of-life" if you don't have any additional information.
Enter the quantity of waste generated by the end-of-life of your sold products. You must enter a value in metric tons (mt)
Use Case Examples
French Press: A company manufactures a French press made of glass and plastic. The company estimates that 70% of the product's weight is glass and 30% is plastic. Therefore, for 1 ton of products sold, they generate 700 kg of glass waste and 300 kg of plastic waste. This detailed breakdown allows the company to accurately assess the GHG emissions from disposing of these materials at the end of the product's life.