| Summary | ||
| Name of source | BUWAL 250 LibraryTM | |
| Provider | Swiss Packaging Institute | |
| Summary text | A life-cycle inventory (LCI) database profiling the environmental inputs and outputs associated with the production of packaging | |
| Contact | None | |
| Licensing | Licensed (purchased PDF from website) | |
| Language(s) | English, French, German | |
| Website | http://svi-verpackung.ch/de/Services/Publikationen | |
| Access – data formats and accessibility | ||
| File type | Excel, PDF, also in some LCA software e.g. SimaPro | |
| Software needs | Microsoft Office or Simapro | |
| Contents – breadth and depth of datasets | ||
| Age | 1996-2000 | |
| Geography | Switzerland | |
| Original Data Source(s) | Industry statistics | |
| Other Databases Included | Unknown | |
| Life cycle stages | Cradle-to-Grave | |
| Modeling approach | Mass partitioning | |
| Emissions results | GWP | |
| Number of datasets | 300 | |
| Main topics | Materials production; End-of-life treatment | |
| Other topics | Electricity; Heat and steam | |
| Data transparency – what metadata is provided for each dataset? | ||
| System boundaries | Yes | |
| Data Types | Process | |
| Allocation Methods | Yes | |
| Technology | Yes | |
| Data year | Yes | |
| Original source | Yes | |
| Uncertainty | No | |
| Quality – is information provided on data quality? | ||
| Data quality score | No | |
| Quality assurance | No | |
| Standards compliant | ISO 14040 | |
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