Alternative Municipal Solid Waste Management Systems in Morocco: Energy Savings and GHG Emission Reduction

Maaouane, Mohamed; Dobrović, Slaven; Zouggar, Smail; Krajačić, Goran

doi:10.1007/978-981-15-8783-2_5

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“…These specialised devices can produce digestate (which can be used as fertiliser) and biogas from waste at a rapid rate and a smaller scale without producing any noise or smell (The Next Society, 2018). Regarding composting in the country, a recent study designed a model to estimate the potential demand for compost from farmers in the Rabat area based on the available arable agriculture land (Maaouane et al, 2021). The study showed a considerable fluctuation of demand over the planting seasons, which would necessitate a storing area for unsold compost – a barrier to adoption.…”

Section: Biogenous Waste Management and Composting In The Mena Regionmentioning

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A review on waste management and compost production in the Middle East–North Africa region

Hussein¹,

Uren²,

Rekik

et al. 2021

Waste Manag Res

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Over the last two decades, solid waste management in the Middle East–North Africa (MENA) region has been one of the major challenges due to increasing solid waste quantities and poor waste management practices. With the tremendously increasing amounts of organic waste, MENA countries are under great pressure and are facing the threats of acute air pollution, contamination of water bodies and climate change. As a result, these countries are adopting different methods to cope with this rising challenge of waste management, including composting. This review reports on the different MENA countries’ organic waste quantities, disposal methods, organic waste management practices and challenges, along with the potential use and demand of compost, where information is available. The reported data are from 2009 to 2021, with the bulk of the papers being from 2014 and onwards. The total amount of municipal waste collected in the 21 countries ranged from 0.56 million tons in Mauritania to 90 million tons in Egypt, with an average of 16.42 million tons, equivalent to 1.08 kg per capita waste generation per day. Around 55% of this material is biogenous. Many treatments and repurposing methods of this material are adopted in the MENA region, mainly through composting, as it presents one of the most sustainable solutions that lead to immediate climate change mitigation. This article also presents the biotic and abiotic stressors faced by this region, which in turn affect the successful implementation of composting solutions, and proposes some solutions based on different studies conducted.

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Section: Biogenous Waste Management and Composting In The Mena Regionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Morocco generates massive amounts of solid waste amounting to approximately 6 million tons every year or 0.76 kg per citizen per day in urban areas, and 1.47 million tons or 0.28 kg per capita per day in rural areas (Maaouane et al, 2021). The waste generation is increasing at an approximate rate of 3% per year (The World Bank, 2013).…”

Section: Moroccomentioning

confidence: 99%