Table 1. Life cycle inventory and activity data for the paper cup system

Material Value Unit References
Paper cup body mass 10.6 g [13]
PP lid mass 3.5 g [14]
PE coating mass 0.3 g [16]
Paper cup converting 0.29 kWh/kg [20]
Korean grid electricity 0.493 kg-CO2-eq./kWh [11], [12]
Import-share-weighted average maritime transport distance 15,104 km [17], [18], [19]
Domestic road transport distance 410 km Assumption
Recycling rate 13 % [1]
Incineration rate 87 % Assumption based on [1]
Hischier, R., sulfite pulp production, bleached, RoW, allocation, cut-off by classification, ecoinvent database version 3.12
Anagnostou, E., market for polypropylene, granulate, Asia without China, allocation, cut-off by classification, ecoinvent database version 3.12
Ioannou, I., polyethylene production, low density, granulate, KR, allocation, cut-off by classification, ecoinvent database version 3.12
Reinhard, J., thermoforming of plastic sheets, RoW, allocation, cut-off by classification, ecoinvent database version 3.12
Ecoinvent, market for transport, freight, sea, container ship, heavy fuel oil, GLO, Allocation, cut-off by classification, ecoinvent database version 3.12
Levova, T., transport, freight, lorry, all sizes, EURO 6 to generic market for transport, freight, lorry, unspecified, RoW, allocation, cut-off by classification, ecoinvent database version 3.12
Clementi, M., treatment of waste paperboard, municipal incineration, GLO, allocation, cut-off by classification, ecoinvent database version 3.12
Clementi, M., treatment of waste polyethylene, municipal incineration, GLO, allocation, cut-off by classification, ecoinvent database version 3.12
Clementi, M., treatment of waste polypropylene, municipal incineration, GLO, allocation, cut-off by classification, ecoinvent database version 3.12