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Common data questions and guides

Learn how to map materials to the right IDEMAT datasets using practical Fast-Track LCA modeling best practices.

Guide: How to find the right material in IDEMAT

How do we deal with different thicknesses of foil in Pickler? And does it affect our results, since the scores are compared per kg?

Learn how to structure recycled, virgin, bio-based, and multilayer materials correctly in Pickler for accurate calculations.

Structuring data for recycled, virgin, or bio-based materials the correct way

Can I submit new materials to IDEMAT?

Why can’t I select post-consumer (PCR) or post-industrial (PIR) recycled materials separately?

Questions and guides about materials and using IDEMAT 

Materials and IDEMAT

Learn how to manually calculate land, sea, rail, and air transport distances in Pickler.

Calculate transport distances manually

How automatic calculation works, what the risks are and best practices.

How to use automatic route calculation

Learn why raw material location, transport, and energy are already included in LCA data—and shouldn’t be added separately.

Why you can't enter raw material location or transport in Pickler

Correct loads and transport movements by adjusting the distance.

How to correct partial loads in transport

Should I model transport to every customer, and how do I keep it manageable?

Common questions about modeling transport in Pickler

Transport

Learn how to add a custom production method and energy use when needed.

How to use energy allocation to enter energy use per product

Why to only add energy that was physically consumed at the processing location

Adding Primary Energy Data the correct way: Location-Based vs Market-Based

Questions and answers on using specific energy data in Pickler

Processing energy

Pickler uses IDEMAT’s public End-of-Life data to apply realistic regional recycling, incineration and landfill percentages to your packaging.

Where can I find end of life region sources that Pickler uses?

Why we locking the end of life stage for inventory products protects you from greenwashing.

How to add primary end of life data

Do You Need Separate Products per customer I sell to ?

Common questions on end of life data in Pickler

End of life

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