carbonr (version 0.2.1)

plastic_emissions: Calculate Plastic Emissions

Description

This function calculates the emissions produced from different plastic sources based on the specified inputs. It considers emissions from primary material production and waste disposal of plastic materials.

Usage

plastic_emissions(
  average = 0,
  average_film = 0,
  average_rigid = 0,
  HDPE = 0,
  LDPE = 0,
  LLDPE = 0,
  PET = 0,
  PP = 0,
  PS = 0,
  PVC = 0,
  average_WD = 0,
  average_film_WD = 0,
  average_rigid_WD = 0,
  HDPE_WD = 0,
  LDPE_WD = 0,
  LLDPE_WD = 0,
  PET_WD = 0,
  PP_WD = 0,
  PS_WD = 0,
  PVC_WD = 0,
  waste_disposal = c("Closed-loop", "Combustion", "Landfill", "Open-loop"),
  units = c("kg", "tonnes")
)

Value

The calculated plastic emissions as a numeric value in tonnes.

Arguments

average

Numeric value indicating the weight of average plastic. Default is 0.

average_film

Numeric value indicating the weight of average film plastic. Default is 0.

average_rigid

Numeric value indicating the weight of average rigid plastic. Default is 0.

HDPE

Numeric value indicating the weight of HDPE plastic. Default is 0.

LDPE

Numeric value indicating the weight of LDPE plastic. Default is 0.

LLDPE

Numeric value indicating the weight of LLDPE plastic. Default is 0.

PET

Numeric value indicating the weight of PET plastic. Default is 0.

PP

Numeric value indicating the weight of PP plastic. Default is 0.

PS

Numeric value indicating the weight of PS plastic. Default is 0.

PVC

Numeric value indicating the weight of PVC plastic. Default is 0.

average_WD

Numeric value indicating the weight of average plastic disposed of using waste disposal methods. Default is 0.

average_film_WD

Numeric value indicating the weight of average film plastic disposed of using waste disposal methods. Default is 0.

average_rigid_WD

Numeric value indicating the weight of average rigid plastic disposed of using waste disposal methods. Default is 0.

HDPE_WD

Numeric value indicating the weight of HDPE plastic disposed of using waste disposal methods. Default is 0.

LDPE_WD

Numeric value indicating the weight of LDPE plastic disposed of using waste disposal methods. Default is 0.

LLDPE_WD

Numeric value indicating the weight of LLDPE plastic disposed of using waste disposal methods. Default is 0.

PET_WD

Numeric value indicating the weight of PET plastic disposed of using waste disposal methods. Default is 0.

PP_WD

Numeric value indicating the weight of PP plastic disposed of using waste disposal methods. Default is 0.

PS_WD

Numeric value indicating the weight of PS plastic disposed of using waste disposal methods. Default is 0.

PVC_WD

Numeric value indicating the weight of PVC plastic disposed of using waste disposal methods. Default is 0.

waste_disposal

Character vector specifying the waste disposal method to use for calculating emissions. Possible values: "Closed-loop", "Combustion", "Landfill", "Open-loop". Default is "Closed-loop". "Open-loop" is the process of recycling material into other products. "Closed-loop" is the process of recycling material back into the same product. "Combustion" energy is recovered from the waste through incineration and subsequent generation of electricity. "Landfill" the product goes to landfill after use.

units

Character vector specifying the units of the emissions output. Possible values: "kg", "tonnes". Default is "kg".

Examples

# Calculate plastic emissions using default values
plastic_emissions()

# Calculate plastic emissions with specific quantities and waste disposal
# method
plastic_emissions(average = 100, HDPE = 50, PET = 25,
                  waste_disposal = "Combustion", units = "tonnes")