Bar Plot from Scientific Research

Comparison of full-spectrum midpoint impact categories between recycling and landfill according to the Environmental Footprint (EF) v3.0 method (the values are normalized to the landfill scenario for better comparison). CED, cumulative energy demand; MR, material resources: metals/minerals; WU, water use; LU, land use; ECF, ecotoxicity: freshwater; EM, eutrophication: marine; EF, eutrophication: freshwater; ET, eutrophication: terrestrial; AC, acidification; POF, photochemical oxidant formation: human health; IR, ionizing radiation: human health; PMF, particulate matter formation; HTN, human toxicity: non-cancer effect; HTC: human toxicity: cancer effect; OD, ozone depletion; CC, climate change.

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