Innovative Practices to Maximize Resource Recovery and Minimize Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Landfill Waste Cells: Historical and Recent Developments

Hettiaratchi, J. Patrick A.; Jayasinghe, Poornima; Yarandy, Tina Abedi; Attalage, Dinu S.; Jalilzadeh, Hamoun; Pokhrel, Dinesh; Bartholameuz, E.M.; Hunte, Carlos

doi:10.1007/s41745-021-00230-8

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“… Suhag, 2021 ) and no export in space and time (e.g. Hettiaratchi et al, 2021 ). Ragossnig and Schneider (2017) , named recycling as main goal of wm, and Ragossnig (2017) also named closed material loops and circular economy.…”

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Improving waste management by focussing on goals: A mini review of the publication sector

Fellner

2023

Waste Manag Res

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The rationale for this article is that often, decision-makers in waste management (wm) tend to neglect goals and confuse them with means like circular economy or waste hierarchy. Because clear goals are crucial for developing effective wm strategies, the objectives of this mini review are (1) to clarify wm goals in a historical context by a literature review, (2) to investigate how (a) these goals have been observed in general scientific publishing and (b) specifically in Waste Management and Research ( WM&R) and (3) to recommend measures for better consideration of wm goals by the publication sector. Based on general as well as specific bibliographic analyses of databases in Scopus and Google Scholar, the study confirms that little attention was given to wm goals in scientific publishing. For instance, during the first 40 years of WM&R, 63 publications and eight editorials were found containing terms related to wm goals, but only 14 respectively and eight explicitly discuss wm goals. We recommend focussing more on wm goals. Editors, authors, reviewers and professional associations in the field of wm should become aware of this challenge and react. If WM&R decides to become a strong platform for the issue wm goals, it will be in a unique selling proposition and more authors, articles and readers are likely to result. This article aims at setting a starting signal for such an endeavour.

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Improving waste management by focussing on goals: A mini review of the publication sector

Fellner

2023

Waste Manag Res

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“…The conventional sanitary waste landfill method (dry tomb) is not a long-term sustainable solution and has negative impacts on the environment and urban sustainability [52,89]. According to one study [11], two major obstacles are associated with conventional (dry tomb) sanitary landfills; the first is slow gas production, and the second is that the use of low-permeability daily/intermediate cover layers hinders the free flow of gas during extraction. Hence, conventional sanitary landfills are not compatible for the landfill gas recovery and utilization approach and only serve as places for perpetual storage of waste, occupying valuable land resources [46].…”

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“…Over the years, approaches to MSW disposal on land have evolved from uncontrolled open dumping to engineered landfill systems [11]. Land disposal of MSW accounted for more than 1.5 billion tonnes of the total 2.01 billion tonnes of waste generated globally in 2016 [5].…”

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Conceptualization of Bioreactor Landfill Approach for Sustainable Waste Management in Karachi, Pakistan

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Finding a sustainable approach for municipal solid waste (MSW) management is becoming paramount. However, as with many urban areas in developing countries, the approach applied to MSW management in Karachi is neither environmentally sustainable nor suitable for public health. Due to adoption of an inefficient waste management system, society is paying intangible costs such as damage to public health and environment quality. In order to minimize the environmental impacts and health issues associated with waste management practices, a sustainable waste management and disposal strategy is required. The aim of this paper is to present a concept for the development of new bioreactor landfills for sustainable waste management in Karachi. Furthermore, this paper contributes to estimation of methane (CH4) emissions from waste disposal sites by employing the First Order Decay (FOD) Tier 2 model of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and determining of the biodegradation rate constant (k) value. The design and operational concept of bioreactor landfills is formulated for the study area, including estimation of land requirement, methane production, power generation, and liquid required for recirculation, along with a preliminary sketch of the proposed bioreactor landfill. This study will be helpful for stockholders, policy makers, and researchers in planning, development, and further research for establishment of bioreactor landfill facilities, particularly in the study area as well as more generally in regions with a similar climate and MSW composition.

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“…Landfill sites act as ecological reactors and are critical factors for sustainable landfilling [30]. Current landfill waste should eliminate the negative environmental impacts associated with waste disposal on land, controlling the emissions [31]. However, according to Jo and Jang, landfill settlement and capacity must be studied from the long-term view [32].…”

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Evaluation of the Landfill Storage Capacity in Slovakia, Compared to the EU Situation

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Taušová,

Čulková

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The circular economy and efficient use of resources gained importance in the context of sustainable development. The paper aims to evaluate the development of landfilling in Slovakia. The next goal is to assess the trend in compared with the EU’s situation. The presented research presents a continuation of previous research in the area of waste recycling in Slovakia, pointing to the waste and landfilling, which is deserving of analysis from a long-term perspective. The research is carried out via data collection at the EU level by recording continuously published values. The paper’s results are processed in statistical software. Considering regional development, landfilling in Slovakia is followed up according to the geographical units of the entire country. The results shown here show that a higher recycling capacity is required and Slovakia should decrease its level of landfill. Such results can be used in the waste treatment area, protection of the living environment and sustainable development of regions.

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Innovative Practices to Maximize Resource Recovery and Minimize Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Landfill Waste Cells: Historical and Recent Developments

Cited by 8 publications

References 147 publications

Improving waste management by focussing on goals: A mini review of the publication sector

Improving waste management by focussing on goals: A mini review of the publication sector

Conceptualization of Bioreactor Landfill Approach for Sustainable Waste Management in Karachi, Pakistan

Evaluation of the Landfill Storage Capacity in Slovakia, Compared to the EU Situation

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