plastic_emissions {carbonr} | R Documentation |
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")
)
Arguments
average |
Numeric value indicating the weight of average plastic. Default is |
average_film |
Numeric value indicating the weight of average film plastic. Default is |
average_rigid |
Numeric value indicating the weight of average rigid plastic. Default is |
HDPE |
Numeric value indicating the weight of HDPE plastic. Default is |
LDPE |
Numeric value indicating the weight of LDPE plastic. Default is |
LLDPE |
Numeric value indicating the weight of LLDPE plastic. Default is |
PET |
Numeric value indicating the weight of PET plastic. Default is |
PP |
Numeric value indicating the weight of PP plastic. Default is |
PS |
Numeric value indicating the weight of PS plastic. Default is |
PVC |
Numeric value indicating the weight of PVC plastic. Default is |
average_WD |
Numeric value indicating the weight of average plastic disposed of using waste disposal methods. Default is |
average_film_WD |
Numeric value indicating the weight of average film plastic disposed of using waste disposal methods. Default is |
average_rigid_WD |
Numeric value indicating the weight of average rigid plastic disposed of using waste disposal methods. Default is |
HDPE_WD |
Numeric value indicating the weight of HDPE plastic disposed of using waste disposal methods. Default is |
LDPE_WD |
Numeric value indicating the weight of LDPE plastic disposed of using waste disposal methods. Default is |
LLDPE_WD |
Numeric value indicating the weight of LLDPE plastic disposed of using waste disposal methods. Default is |
PET_WD |
Numeric value indicating the weight of PET plastic disposed of using waste disposal methods. Default is |
PP_WD |
Numeric value indicating the weight of PP plastic disposed of using waste disposal methods. Default is |
PS_WD |
Numeric value indicating the weight of PS plastic disposed of using waste disposal methods. Default is |
PVC_WD |
Numeric value indicating the weight of PVC plastic disposed of using waste disposal methods. Default is |
waste_disposal |
Character vector specifying the waste disposal method to use for calculating emissions. Possible values: |
units |
Character vector specifying the units of the emissions output. Possible values: |
Value
The calculated plastic emissions as a numeric value in tonnes.
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")