Figures & data
Table 1. Comparison of different accounting/reporting mechanisms for UK waste management companies.
Table 2. Carbon footprinting methodologies used by the seven largest UK waste management companies in their most recently published corporate social responsibility/environmental performance reports.
Table 3. GHG selection, global warming potential reference and emissions factors selection of waste management companies investigated.
Table 4. Avoided emissions sources included in the carbon footprinting calculation of the seven largest UK waste management companies.
Table 5. Required information according to the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard and, for each of the seven largest UK waste management companies, whether their carbon footprint reports include specified information.