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Material/product Data basis

For the filling of PET bottles data for comparable systems were used, which
are present at the IFEU institute in context of other projects (IFEU, 2004a,
loc. cit)
Underlying calculations were transferred to the beverage companies
represented in the project advisory group

a
IFEU, 2004a.
3.7.2.3 Distribution

Material/product Data basis

Beverage No information on an average distribution distance is available for the
distribution filling materials considered. Collecting and deriving of more up-to-date
and representative data for beverage distribution requires a much higher
effort and was not the subject of this study
As a workaround, the distribution model from UBA-II for the filling type
‘Beverages without CO of the segment stockpiling purchase (>0.5 l)’ was
2
a
adapted for all barrels considered. There, the distances and applied motor
vehicle types (semi-trailer 40 t and 28–32 t, truck with trailer 40 t, truck
up to 23 t, truck up to 16.5 t, delivery van) for a two-stage distribution
were determined. The average transportation distance is therefore
approximately 350 km

a UBA, 2000.

3.7.2.4 Collection and Sorting of Used Packaging

The following data basis was used for the collection and sorting of used packaging:

Material/product Data basis

Collection The unit process describes the collection and the transport of municipal
waste. In this unit process the direct and indirect emissions are
calculated; that is, the upstream processes of fuel production are
included. Calculated consumption and emissions always refer to the
weight of the waste, which is regarded
The data record for emissions is based on standard emission data, which are
arranged, updated and evaluated in the model TREMOD for the Federal
Environmental Agency Berlin and the Federal Agency for Environment
a
Protection BUWAL Bern. The original exhaust gas measuring data are