Municipal solid waste management: Integrated analysis of environmental and economic indicators based on life cycle assessment

Paes, Michel Xocaira; Medeiros, Gerson Araújo de; Mancini, Sandro Donnnini; Bortoleto, Ana Paula; Oliveira, José A. Puppim de; Kulay, Luiz

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119848

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“…In this perspective, the quantity of waste produced and its negative consequences have been reduced through reuse and recycling, and waste has then become a leading actor of this change and a new valuable resource [8]. Converting end-of-life waste allows the reintroduction of waste as a potential resource into new production cycles, so that waste can represent a new source of input material, as described by the CE theory [9][10][11]. The five principles have different economic and environmental costs: for instance, the prevention of waste production represents the best option because of its minimum impact in terms of energy costs and pollution generation; from the second principle through the fifth, the negative impacts on society and environment further increase ( Figure 1).…”

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A Door-to-Door Waste Collection System Case Study: A Survey on its Sustainability and Effectiveness

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Municipal waste management is a relevant topic these days, in its relation to sustainable and environmental concerns. Sorting waste fractions at home for a door-to-door collection system proves to positively affect the environmental impacts of waste management strategies both by reducing the amounts of the waste landfilled and by originating new circular economies. However, the environmental impact caused by both waste collection and transport, together with waste quality, should be carefully evaluated to assess the sustainability of such a collection system. In order to evaluate the logistic and environmental effectiveness of a newly implemented door-to-door collection system in Altamura, a mid-sized town in Southern Italy, a survey was designed and submitted to a sample of citizens. The results obtained from the 385 completed surveys show that the door-to-door collection of glass waste is inefficient since most of the designated bins remain partially filled and less frequently delivered; citizens are more motivated to adequately collect sorted waste fractions upon receiving information about the subsequent environmental benefits and outcomes of the fractions collected; a high percentage of people still use disposable items in their daily life. Possible changes to the weekly bins collection schedule have been proposed in order to have a more proficient and environmentally sustainable waste collection service in the town. The survey is part of a project aiming at developing a smart device to support users in home waste management.

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“…For this purpose, waste minimization is conducted through the EPR, which require manufacturers to develop products that have the longest possible service life and to apply production techniques, which produces the least volume of the waste. Therefore, they need to take into account in advance the environmental impacts and any risks of their products throughout the entire life cycle ( Paes et al., 2020 ).…”

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Reforming MSWM in Sukunan (Yogjakarta, Indonesia): A case-study of applying a zero-waste approach based on circular economy paradigm

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Avtar

Singh

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Journal of Cleaner Production

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Over the past years, Indonesia, the world’s fourth most populous country, has confronted environmental problems due to uncontrolled generation of municipal solid waste (MSW). While the integrated solid waste management (ISWM) represents a critical strategy for Indonesia to control its production, it is also recognized that economic approaches also need to be promoted to address the waste problem concertedly. In this case study, empirical approaches are developed to understand how a volume-based waste fee could be incorporated into MSW collection services and how to apply a zero-waste approach in Indonesia by adapting resource recovery initiatives, adapted from Germany’s mature experiences in integrating the CE paradigm into the latter’s MSWM practices. Currently, Sukunan village (Yogyakarta, Indonesia) promotes waste reduction at sources in the framework of community-based solid waste management (CBSWM) by mobilizing the local community for waste separation (organic and non-organic) and waste recycling. As a result, about 0.2 million Mt of CO 2-eq emissions was avoided annually from local landfills. The economic benefits of recycling activities by the village’s community also resulted in 30% reduction of the waste generated. This CBSWM scheme not only saves the government budget on waste collection, transport and disposal, but also extends the lifetime of local landfills as the final disposal sites. By integrating the CE paradigm into its MSWM practices through the implementation of economic instruments and adherence to the rule of law in the same way as Germany does, Indonesia could make positive changes to its environmental policy and regulation of MSW. A sound MSWM in Indonesia could play important roles in promoting the effectiveness of urban development with resource recovery approaches to facilitate its transition towards a CE nationwide in the long-term.

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“…In recent studies, many researchers have proved that recycling C&D waste is an effective and economically feasible way of mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (Paes et al, 2019;Zhang et al, 2020a;Zheng et al, 2017). As these previous studies revealed, much C&D waste is generated in urban areas (e.g.…”

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Unraveling the Global Warming Mitigation Potential from Recycling Subway‐Related Excavated Soil and Rock in China Via Life Cycle Assessment

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Schiller

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Municipal solid waste management: Integrated analysis of environmental and economic indicators based on life cycle assessment

Cited by 109 publications

References 29 publications

A Door-to-Door Waste Collection System Case Study: A Survey on its Sustainability and Effectiveness

A Door-to-Door Waste Collection System Case Study: A Survey on its Sustainability and Effectiveness

Reforming MSWM in Sukunan (Yogjakarta, Indonesia): A case-study of applying a zero-waste approach based on circular economy paradigm

Unraveling the Global Warming Mitigation Potential from Recycling Subway‐Related Excavated Soil and Rock in China Via Life Cycle Assessment

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