Table 1.

CO₂ Emission factors for incineration and open incineration of waste.

DEFAULT DATA FOR CO2 EMISSION FACTORS FOR INCINERATION AND OPEN WASTE INCINERATION.
Parameters	Management practice	DMS	Industrial waste (%)	Hospital waste (%)	Sewage sludge (%) note 4	Liquid fossil wastes (%) note 5
Dry matter content in % of wet weight		See note 1	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total carbon content in % of dry weight		See note 1	50	60	40–50	80
Fossil carbon fraction in% of total carbon content		See note 2	90	40	0	100
Oxidation factor in% of carbon input.	Incineration	100	100	100	100	100
	Open incineration note 3	58	NO	NO	NO	NO

NA: Not available.

NO: Does not happen.

Note 1: Use default data from Table 2.4 of Section 2.3, Composition of waste, and Equation 5.8 (for dry matter), Equation 5.9 (For carbon content) and Equation 5.10 (for fossil carbon fraction).

Note 2: The default data by type of industry is provided in Table 2.5 of Section 2.3, Waste Composition. To estimate emissions, use the equations mentioned in Note 1.

Note 3: When the waste is subjected to open incineration, the weight of the waste is reduced by approximately 49–67 percent. A default value of 58 percent is suggested.

Note 4: See Section 2.3.2 Sewage Sludge, Chapter 2.

Note 5: The total carbon content of liquid fossil waste is given in percent of wet weight and not in percent of dry weight.