T-6A1-TE-1 - Shift to recycling of solid waste

Background

IPCC WG3 definition: .

Increased recycling facilitates climate change both directly, by saving energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from raw material production, and indirectly by retaining rare and important climate change raw materials in society's cycles.

Recycling helps reduce the amount of waste, which in turn reduces greenhouse gas emissions at landfills and waste incineration plants.

Sustainability Category: Green

This transition element substantially contributes to climate change mitigation through significant greenhouse gas reductions, carbon sequestration, or enabling the transition to net-zero emissions. The transition element aligns with science-based pathways to limit global warming and should be prioritized for investment and expansion.

Transition Element

⁠	⁠
Shift type:	Type Shift
Operations:	tonne
Activity measure:	tonne
Activity conversion:	1

Activities

⁠	Shift from:
	T-6A1-A-1 - Landfill waste
	T-6A1-A-6 - Landfill waste with gas recovery
	T-6A2-A-1 - Waste incineration
	T-6A2-A-3 - Open burning of waste

⁠	Shift to:
	T-6A1-A-3 - Recycling solid waste

Parameters

Parameter	Unit	Description

YAML Specification

sustainability: green
version: 2.1.0
type: shift
longName: Shift from disposal and incineration to recycling of solid waste.
shortName: Recycling waste
description: Shift tonne from solid waste disposal in landfills and open dumps, incineration
  and open burning of waste to recycling of solid waste in tonne to fulfill the need
  of waste handling
unitOfMeasure: tonne
cohort:
  expression: '1'
shiftFrom:
  atoc:
    expression: '1'
  chains:
  - chain: solid_waste_disposal_in_landfills_and_open_dumps_etc
  - chain: incineration_and_open_burning_of_waste
  - chain: open_burning_of_waste
  - chain: solid_waste_disposal_landfill_with_gas_recovery
shiftTo:
  atoc:
    expression: '1'
  chains:
  - chain: recycling_of_solid_waste

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