b'Environmental Product Declaration | Resene Limelock Technical informationLife cycle inventory (LCI) and assumptions (continued)Paint application wastePaint end-of-life Cut-off criteria Allocation Assumptions(Module A5) (Module C1C4)Environmentalimpactsrelatingtopersonnel,ProductleveldatawasavailableviabillofAssumptions made during the LCI collection and Paintwaste(70%)fromconstructionsitewasAll paint waste goes straight to landfill at end- infrastructure,andproductionequipmentnotmaterials(BoM).Siteleveldatasuchasmodelling process are as follows:assumedtobesentbacktoResenethoughof-life, there is no processing involved. Therefore,directly consumed in the process are excludedelectricity, water input and output, raw materialItwasassumedthatsecondarydatafrom PaintWise scheme (assumed 20 km travelled bywaste processing impacts have been modelledfrom the system boundary as per the PCR (EPDpackaging were allocated to products based onoutsideNewZealandissufficiently truck to return unused paint and packaging) toas zero for this EPD. International, 2024).production volume (litres output) for the studyrepresentativeoftheimpactsoftheraw Resene. The remaining 30% is assumed to go toTable 9: Assumptions for end-of-life scenariothinkstep-anzconsistentlyexcludesperiod. materialinputs.Wherethegeographyis landfill (50 km distance assumed). development environmentalimpactsfrominfrastructure,Where subdivision of processes was not possible,expectedtohaveanimpactontheresults, Table 8: Assumptions for paint application waste Process Unit per kg of paint construction, production equipment, and toolsallocation rules listed in PCR section 6.4 havethis is indicated as a geographical proxy.Collection process 0.0 kg collected separatelythat are not directly consumed in the foregroundbeen applied. No secondary materials are usedThestudyassumesResenesPaintWise Process Unit per kg of paint 1.0 kg collected with mixedproduction process (capital goods), regardlessintheproductionprocess. Allocationforinput Collection process 0.7 kg collected separatelyscheme recovers some of the paint product at 0.3 kg collected with mixedconstruction waste of potential significance. materialsthatcontainsecondarymaterialstheapplicationstage.Itwasalsoassumed construction waste Recovery system0 kg for re-use High-qualityinfrastructure-relateddataisntoccursintheupstreamdatasets.End-of-lifethatthisprocessismanualrequiringno Recovery system0 kg for re-use 0 kg for recycling always available and there is no clear cut-off forallocation generally follows the requirements ofenergy, materials or additional outputs. Since 0.7 kg for recycling 0 kg for energy recovery what to include. For this reason, capital goodsISO14044(section4.3.4.3)andgenerallyno recovered paint ends up within the paint 0 kg for energy recovery Disposal specified 1.0 kg product or material for finaldata are applied to LCA studies inconsistently.follows the polluter pays principle (ISO, 2006a). formulations,therecoveredpaintiscut-off by type deposition This is expected to lead to reduced consistencyafter transport to Resene facility.Disposal specified 0.3 kg product or material for final by type deposition Assumptions forDiesel consumption for demolishing/ and comparability of EPDs. Capital goods wereAll products have the same distribution profile scenariodeconstructing the building with an Assumptions for70% of paint (including packaging)development Excavator (100 kW): 0.172 g dieselpreviouslyexcludedfromEPDs,thusincludingi.e.salesweighteddistributionisused scenariois sent back to Resene via a dieselper kg of product.capitalgoodsincurrentEPDswouldfurther development across product range. driven, Euro 4 truck (2834 tAll construction waste is transportedreducetheircomparability.Infrastructureused gross weight / 22 t payloadSmall quantities of thinner are often included capacity). Transport distance isfrom the building site to a landfillin electricity generation is included as standardduring application. These have been assumed assumed to be 20 km with afacility via a diesel driven, Euro 4in the Sphera MLC datasets, as this is important capacity utilisation of 50%. truck (2834 t gross weight / 22 tfor renewable generation. to be negligible and therefore excluded from payload capacity).the study.Remaining paint (30%, including packaging) is transported from theTransport distance is assumed toAllotherreporteddatawasincorporatedand construction site to a landfill facilitybe 50 km with a capacitymodelledusingthebestavailablelifecycle via a diesel driven, Euro 4 truck (28utilisation of 50%. inventorydata,incompliancewithEN1580434 t gross weight / 22 t payloadNo waste processing involved;(section6.3.6)(CEN,2019)andPCR(EPD capacity). Transport distance ishence Module C3 impacts are zero. assumed to be 50 km with aInternational, 2024).capacity utilisation of 50%.resene.com Return to contents|12'