Research Article
Life-Cycle Assessment of Recycling Postconsumer High-Density Polyethylene and Polyethylene Terephthalate
Table 4
Total fuel used for collection of 1 ton of the postconsumer plastic (including two methods).
| | | % of total collection | Liter diesel fuel for curbside collection | Liter diesel fuel for transport to MRF | | Truck type | Truck type |
| | PET | | Volume-based (50% comp.) | Medium-size truck (16 m3) | Large-size truck (48 m3) | | Curbside collection | 52 | 28 | | | | MSW sites and junk yards | 48 | | 6.4 | 2.28 | | HDPE | | | | | | Curbside collection | 63 | 28 | | | | MSW sites and junk yards | 37 | | 6.4 | 2.28 | | Weighted average fuel use for PET collection | | 15.5 | | 2.49 | | Weighted average fuel use for HDPE collection | | 17.64 | | 1.85 |
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