Plastics must be responsibly disposed of to prevent environmental harm, and the ecoinvent database can assist in the decision-making process.

 

Our data enables industry leaders, policymakers, and sustainability experts to fill the gaps in their value chains, enabling more complete life cycle assessments to inform important decisions.

 

In this video, Avraam Symeonidis (Database Content Lead) provides an expert overview of how the ecoinvent database supports users in the waste industries, specifically regarding plastic recycling data.

 

Watch the video below to learn Avraam’s insights about the project we undertook with a partner to collect, validate, review, and ultimately publish environmental data related to eleven different polymers from over twenty-five recycling facilities across Europe.

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Explore the waste management and recycling sector of the ecoinvent database to learn how high-quality data allows industries to better assess their environmental impacts.