CarbonFootprintofVipp13-17
SummaryofISO14067CFPStudy
GeneralInformation:
Commissioner:VippA/S
Practitioner:QuantifiedImpactsApS|SiyingCaiandSimonMayall
Issuedon:19-12-2023
Version:1.1
StudyReviewedby:DalemarkenAB
StudyStandard:ISO14067–noappliedPCR Copyright
©2023QuantifiedImpactsApS.Allrightsreserved.
AIntroduction
Withrisingattentionfrombusinessclientsandprivatecustomers,Vippcommissionedafulldocumented andtransparentISO14067studytodetermineanddocumentthecarbonfootprintoftheiconicpedal wastebinseriesVipp13-17.Thispaperisasummaryofthestudy,onlyhighlightingresultsandconclusions. Thefullreportisavailableuponrequest.Themainreasonstocarryoutthestudy:
• UncoverthecarbonfootprintoficonicpedalwastebinseriesVipp13-17fromcradle-to-cradle withinEU;
• Compareoldandnewpackagingsystem.
BResultsandHighlightsfromTheStudy
B.1TotalGHGEmissionwithNewPackaging
Theusephaseisbyfarthemostcontributinglifestagewithapprox.60-90%ofthetotalcarbonfootprint dependingonbinmodel.Inacradle-to-gateperspective,emissionsrelatedtorawmaterialpre-processing ofsteelcontributewithmorethan55%oftherespectivecarbonfootprints.
Commentsontheresultstotakenotice:
• Theusephaseresultsmustbeinterpretedwithcareastheyarenotconsideredrobustandareonly applicableforthespecifiedchangefrequencyscenarios;
• Aconsistentlyconservativeapproachhasbeenappliedtomodeltheimpactfromsteelassuming BOFrouteforunalloyedsteelandEAFrouteforstainless,forthisreasontheimpactfromsteelis mostlikelyoverestimated;
• Retailertoend-customertransportiscut-offduetolackofdata;
• Anyonemakinguseoforinterpretingtheresultsshouldbeawarethatuncertaintiesremain.How theuncertaintiesareaddressedisdocumentedinthefullreport.
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Figure1: Totalemissionswithandwithoutusephase.Colorsindicatehowmucheachlifestagecontributes.
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B.2ChangeofPackagingSystem
ThenewpackagingsystemgenerallydecreasesthetotalGHGemissions.However,anincreaseisseenin somelifestages.Thehighershippingweightsinthenewpackagingcauseincreasesinemissionsduringthe distributionphase.Itshouldbenotedthattheinfluencefromimprovingthepackagingsystemisminor toinconsiderableforthetotalGHGemission.Figure2andTable1showtheresultsfromthecomparison.
Thewastetreatmentandrecyclingratesatend-of-lifecanvaryfromcountrytocountryandwilldepend onthespecificlifecycleforeachbin.Followingassumptionsareappliedinthecomparison:
• RecyclingrateofEPSis32.6%basedonthegeneralsituationinEU;
• Recyclingrateofcardboardis81.6%basedonthegeneralsituationinEU;
• Wastetreatmentofnon-recycledcontentiswith98%incineration.
CRecommendationsforUseofResults
Canbeusedfor:
• RequestsfromB2BandB2C.EspeciallyforB2Ccommunication,itisrecommendedtoalways presentresultsofalllifestages.
• Asaninternalreferencee.g.forcarbonaccounting.
Restricteduse:
• Marketing.Theresultsarenotintendedforpushmarketingbuttheycanserveasdocumentation ontheproducts’CFPs;
• Comparison.Theresultscanonlybecomparedwithotherproducts/studiesiffunctionalunit, scope,etc.arethoroughlyaligned.
Cannotbeusedfor:
• Directexposure.Theresultsarenotintendedtobeexplicitlyrevealedonawebsiteorsimilar;
• ConclusionsaboutgenerallybeingECO-friendly.Thestudyonlyassessestheimpactcategoryclimatechange,thusonlyconclusionsaboutcarbonfootprintscanbedrawn.
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Figure2: Barplotshowingemissionsfromdistributionusingtheoldpackaging(OP)andnewpackaging(NP).
Model ScenarioOPTotalGHG OnlyPackaging(kgCO2) ScenarioNPTotalGHG OnlyPackaging(kgCO2e) Change (kgCO2e) Change (%) Vipp13 2.8 2.6 -0.3 -8% Vipp14 4.5 3.6 -0.9 -20% Vipp15 4.8 3.9 -0.9 -19% Vipp16 5.1 4.1 -0.9 -18% Vipp17 6.9 5.5 -1.4 -20%
Table1: TotalGHGemissions(fossil+biogenic)forScenarioOPandNPonlyforpackagingincludingmaterials forpackaging,distributionandEOL-packaging.
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DQuestionsandAnswers
Q:WhatistheCO2 emissionofthebinfromcradletogate(A1-A3)?
BasedonISO14067,thecarbonfootprintsfromcradle-to-gateare:
Q:WhereistheVippbinmade,andhowmuchoftheCO2 footprintcomesfromtransportation?
ThebinsareproducedinEuropeandtheGHG-emissionsfromthedistributionareasfollows:
Itmustbenotedthatthetransportincludestransportfromproductionsitetowarehousetoretailers inEU,basedonthesold-tosplitfrom2020-2023.Thetransportfromretailertoend-consumerisnot includedduetolackofdataandcaninsomecasesbenoticeablebasedontransportmeans,distance,and allocation.
Q:TheVippbinisproducedinsteel–areyoulookingforamoresustainablealternative?
Productsproducedinsteel,nomatterthesizeandpurpose,arelong-lastingduetotheabilitiesofsteel. Steelisstronganddurableanditcanbereusedagainandagain.Weurgeourcustomerstotakegoodcare oftheirVippproducts,weoffersparepartsincaseofrepairsandbasedonaproduct’sentirelifecycle, thecarbonfootprintperyearinuseisreducedbycontinuousandlongeruse.
Q:YouhavedefinedthattheaveragelifetimeofaVippbinis30years.Howwasthatdetermined,and canyoupleaseforwardcalculationsthatliesbehindthisstatement?
The30yearslifetimeismainlydeterminedfromatestperformedbyTeknologiskInstitut(180407-6Pedal bin,2023)provingthatVipp13-17binsaredurableforatleast100.000open-closecycleswithapplied weightonthelid,whichisequalto9-10cyclesadayfor30years.Also,thebinsareserviceable,andwe offerspareparts.
Q:Howmuch(%)oftheVippbinconsistsofrecycledmaterials?
Thestudydoesnotdocumentthe“actual”contentofrecycledmaterials.Forcalculation,marketaverage recyclingratesforthedifferentmaterialshavebeenapplied.
Q:Ingeneral,whenlookingataproducts’lifecycleassessment,howimportantistheproduct’slifetime fortheentirefootprint/CO2 emission?
Alongerproductlifetimemeansthattheemissionsassociatedwithmanufacturing,transportation,and disposalorrecyclingarespreadoveralongerperiod.Aproduct’slifetimeisveryimportantfordeterminingitscarbonfootprint.Dependingontheproduct,theusephasecancontributesignificantlyto theoverallcarbonemissions.Forexample,fortheusephaseofthebins,theconsumptionofbinlinersovertimesurpassestheemissionsfrommanufacturing,transportation,anddisposalofthebins.Itis aninvariablerequirementtodefineaserviceperiodaspartofthefunctionalunitinanLCA.Inmost casestheserviceperiodwillbeequaltotheproduct’slifetime.Insummary,theproduct’slifetimeplays acriticalroleinthecarbonfootprintofaproductandcalculationhereof.Alongerproductlifespancan helpmitigatetheemissionsassociatedwithmanufacturingandreducethecumulativeimpactofmultiple replacements.
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Vipp13 Vipp14 Vipp15 Vipp16 Vipp17 kg CO2e 14 20 23 25 43
Vipp13 Vipp14 Vipp15 Vipp16 Vipp17 kg CO2e 0.7 1.0 1.2 1.3 2.2
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