Fig. 10 presents the sensitivity of life-cycle energy use of paper
production in The Netherlands (14.1 GJ/t) to changes in energy
efficiency in bio-energy production and in MSW incineration.
The results show that the maximum MSW incineration efficiency
considered in the sensitivity analysis, leads to the lowest lifecycle
energy use (12.4 GJ/t) (assumed recycling rate of 75%). With
lower recycling rates, the impact of MSW incineration efficiency
increases. The impact of increased wood conversion efficiency is