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| Location | DE | ||
| Reference year | 2024 | ||
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| Use advice for data set | Scope: The declaration applies to a group of tufted broadloom carpet with a textile secondary backing and with a maximum total pile weight of 1300 g/m2. The carpet is produced at the Vetex manufacturing site in Herzebrock. Product descriptions and LCA results for products of this group having a lower total pile weight than 1300 g/m2 can be taken from the public EPD-annex. Specific data can be calculated by using equation 1 given in the annex (see annex chapter: General Information on the annex). The declaration is only valid in conjunction with a valid GUT-PRODIS license of the product. System boundary: Type of EPD: Cradle-to-gate with options, modules C1-C4, module D, and additional modules A4, A5, B1 and B2. System boundaries of modules A, B, C, D: Modules C3, C4 and D are indicated separately for three end-of-life scenarios: - 1 landfill disposal - 2 municipal waste incineration - 3 recovery in a cement plant A1-A3 Production: Energy supply and production of the basic material, processing of secondary material, auxiliary material, transport of the material to the manufacturing site, emissions, waste water treatment, packaging material and waste processing up to the landfill disposal of residual waste (except radioactive waste). Benefits for generated electricity and steam due to the incineration of production waste are aggregated. Biogenic carbon that is stored in renewable material (packaging paper) is taken into account as well as the associated carbon dioxide uptake from the air from which this biogenic carbon comes. A4 Transport: Transport of the packed textile floor covering from factory gate to the place of installation. A5 Installation: Installation of the textile floor covering, processing of installation waste and packaging waste up to the landfill disposal of residual waste (except radioactive waste), the production of the amount of carpet that occurs as installation waste including its transport to the place of installation. Generated electricity and steam due to the incineration of waste are listed in the result table as exported energy. Biogenic carbon that is stored in renewable materials in packaging paper is released as carbon dioxide emissions into the air at the end of life in module A5. Preparation of the floor and auxiliary materials (adhesives, fixing agents, PET connectors) are beyond the system boundaries and not taken into account. B1 Use: Indoor emissions during the use stage. After the first year, no product- related Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) emissions are relevant due to known VOC decay curves of the product. B2 Maintenance: Cleaning of the textile floor covering for a period of 1 year: Vacuum cleaning – electricity supply Wet cleaning – electricity, water consumption, production of the cleaning agent, waste water treatment. The declared values in this module have to be multiplied by the assumed service life of the floor covering in the building in question. B3 - B7: The modules are not relevant and therefore not declared. C1 De-construction: The floor covering is de-constructed manually and no additional environmental impact is caused. C2 Transport: Transport of the carpet waste to a landfill, to the municipal waste incineration plant (MWI) or to the waste collection facility for recycling. C3 Waste processing: C3-1: Landfill disposal needs no waste processing. C3-2: The impact from waste incineration (plant with R1>0.6), generated electricity and steam are listed in the result table as exported energy. C3-3: Collection of the carpet waste for recovery in the cement industry, waste processing (granulating), transport to the cement plant, emissions from the incineration. The biogenic carbon that is stored in the renewable materials of the floor covering is released into the air as carbon dioxide emissions. C4 Disposal : C4-1: Impact from landfill disposal. C4-2: The carpet waste leaves the system in module C3-2. C4-3: The pre-processed carpet waste leaves the system in module C3-3. D Recycling potential: Calculated benefits result from materials exclusive secondary materials (net materials). D-A5: Benefits for generated energy due to incineration of packaging and installation waste (incineration plant with R1 > 0.6), D-1: Benefits for generated energy due to landfill disposal of carpet waste at the end-of-life, D-2: Benefits for generated energy due to incineration of carpet waste at the end-of-life (incineration plant with R1 > 0.6), D-3: Benefits for saved fossil energy and saved inorganic material due to recovery of the carpet in a cement plant. | ||
| Technical purpose of product or process | The product can be used in domestic or in commercial areas. The use class according to /EN 1307/ can be taken from the technical data sheet of the products. | ||
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| General comment on data set | Tufted broadloom carpet, surface layer made of polyamide 6.6, primary backing made of polyester, and textile secondary backing. The declaration applies to a group of products with a maximum total pile weight of 1300 g/m2. | ||
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| Data set valid until | 2029 | ||
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| Technology description including background system | 1 m2 tufted broadloom carpet with a polyamid 6.6 pile material. Technical data: The performance data listed in the DoP apply. | ||
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| Time stamp (last saved) | 2024-07-04T00:00:00 |
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| UUID | adddcdfe-be1d-48a9-932b-06772dc3e69b |
| Data set version | 00.05.100 |
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| Registration number | EPD-VET-20240138-CBA1-DE |
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| Copyright | Yes |
| License type | Free of charge for all users and uses |
| Access and use restrictions | None |
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