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This study comparatively evaluates the production of methanol via (1) Biomass-to-Methanol, (2) Waste-to-Methanol, and (3) Power-to-X (PtX) using life cycle assessment (LCA), techno-economic analysis (TEA), and multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA). Focusing on Germany, findings enable insights into technical (i.e., energy demands, product yields), environmental (i.e., impacts on climate change, terrestrial acidification, fossil depletion), and economic (i.e., investments, net present value, investment payback periods) parameters. These are presented as detailed physical results, complemented by economic metrics, and are further aggregated through expert assessment using analytic hierarchy processing. The use of alternative carbon feedstocks in the form of wood and packaging waste is observed to improve both environmental and economic performance. In contrast, PtX leads today not only to significantly more emissions but also to more costs. 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