Challenges for Sustainable Solid Waste Management

Pharino, Chanathip

doi:10.1007/978-981-10-4631-5

Cited by 27 publications

(21 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Pollution Control Department (PCD) has stated that 54% of collected waste in Thailand is properly disposed of, while the rest is incorrectly disposed of as open burning or illegal burning. The absence of an effective integrated waste management system in the country creates many environmental, economic, and social problems [1,2]. Figure S1 in Supplemental Material depicts the current waste management practices in Thailand.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Source reduction is the most favored waste management practice from the sustainable waste management hierarchy. Higher-income countries have achieved a higher level of progress in waste reduction as well as advanced recycling practices even though the rate of waste generation is higher than that in low and middle-income countries [2][3][4]. Efficient waste separation at the source makes composting/anaerobic digestion, and incineration is easier and effective.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The practice of composting in low-and mid-income countries is less popular despite the high organic content in MSW due to contamination and the operating cost of the large plants. Advancing waste incineration with environment controllers and energy recovery systems are widely used in high-income countries with low-land availability [2][3][4]. However, globally most MSW is openly dumped or disposed of to a landfill ( Fig.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Therefore, sustainable MSW management is a crucial aspect that should be addressed in an integrated approach in Thailand as a leading country in developing Asia. The most popular waste disposal method in Thailand is landfilling [1,2]. Landfilling has many negative environmental impacts.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This practice contributes to climate change on a global scale due to the emission of a large amount of GHG from the degradation of organic materials. Besides landfilling, incineration and composting are other popular, yet less used methods of MSW management in Thailand [2]. Waste recycling shows a significant contribution to GHG mitigation due to the possible substitution of virgin material production, thus considered as a sustainable waste management option [5].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 4 more Smart Citations

Material flow analysis and life cycle assessment of solid waste management in urban green areas, Thailand

Thushari

Vicheanteab

Janjaroen

2020

Sustain Environ Res

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This study presents solid waste management planning in an urban green area, Bangkok, Thailand based on the material flow analysis (MFA) and life cycle assessment (LCA). Global warming potential (GWP) of four scenarios for handling solid waste generated in Chulalongkorn University Centenary Park, 2018 was assessed concerning the different ratios of waste recycling, composting, incineration, and landfilling. The results show that alternative systems proposed will result in lower GWP than the existing waste management strategy. The MFA results reveal that the final weights of solid waste ending up in a landfill are 98.8, 101.9, 68.2, and 44.8 t yr− 1 for scenarios 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively. Increased rates of landfill diversion by increased recycling, composting, and incineration decreased the quantity of solid waste disposed to the landfill and improved the environmental profile of the park waste management system. The LCA results found landfilling to be the dominant source of greenhouse gas (GHG) burdens, while waste recycling was found to result in the reduction of GHG. The results highlight that the use of MFA and LCA as a combined tool to evaluate the environmental performance of solid waste management systems provides valuable information for policy and decision-makers.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%