Technical indicators to improve municipal solid waste management in developing countries: A case in Mexico

Olay-Romero, Elvira; Turcott-Cervantes, D. E.; Hernández-Berriel, María del Consuelo; Cortázar, Amaya Lobo-García de; Cuartas-Hernández, Miguel; Rosa-Gómez, Isaías De la

doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2020.03.039

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“…Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries report approximately 27% organic waste fraction, all other global regions are 47-61% (Hettiarachchi et al 2018). This validates the argument that waste from emerging countries often has high organic content in total MSW as compared to the rest of the world, which in turn has implications on waste management decisions (Olay-Romero et al 2020). It is essential to separate and recycle biodegradable organic material from the municipal waste stream to establish a sustainable waste management system (Rathore and Sarmah 2021).…”

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Assessment of municipal solid waste management system in Lae City, Papua New Guinea in the context of sustainable development

Doaemo

Dhiman²,

Borovskis³

et al. 2021

Environ Dev Sustain

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Lae City (LC) of Morobe Province is the second-largest city in Papua New Guinea. Due to the abundant natural resources it inherits, the resultant urbanization has led to an influx of the human population. This increase in population as a result of industrialization has led to increased municipal solid waste (MSW) accumulation. To address this exigent issue, which affects the nation’s carbon footprint, it is imperative to review socio-economic and geographic factors to establish a feasible approach for managing MSW efficiently and sustainably. In the quest to achieve the same, the present assessment focuses on the 3 core waste management hierarchy systems to support sustainable development for LC by reviewing existing opportunities and challenges associated with the current MSW management system and the associated policies. The result shows that as a sustainable approach to MSW management of LC, a zero-waste campaign for resource recovery engaging all stakeholders can be implemented since the organic content of MSW generated in LC is as high as 70%. Moreover, the dumping of MSW at the dedicated dumpsite site can be minimized if policies are strengthened and the proposed waste avoidance pathway is implemented strictly. In addition to this, to avoid the contamination of groundwater and recovery of methane, the use of the Fukuoka approach in the existing landfills has been suggested to capture leachate without any huge expenditure. Graphic abstract

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Assessment of municipal solid waste management system in Lae City, Papua New Guinea in the context of sustainable development

Doaemo

Dhiman²,

Borovskis³

et al. 2021

Environ Dev Sustain

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“…The municipal waste management problems have been analyzed and solved by utilizing various tools and techniques all through the past decades (Bertanza et al, 2018; Khan and Samadder, 2014; Romano et al, 2019; Singh, 2019a, 2019b; U-tapao et al, 2016; Yang et al, 2017). Recently, researchers have used various assessment indicators and information and communication technologies (ICTs), such as detection (identification) technology and data possession (acquisition) technology for dealing with the environmental issues of waste disposal (Hannan et al, 2015; Olay-Romero et al, 2020). For example, Varbanov et al (2012) presented a new indicator, namely, waste energy potential use, to determine the effect of logistics and energy allocation from MSW.…”

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Indicators and ICTs application for municipal waste management

Singh

2021

Waste Manag Res

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The worldwide populace is rising steadily. Urbanization is likewise expanding quickly with the rising populace. Fast urbanization has considerably increased the generation of municipal solid waste (MSW). The MSW management issues have recently been analyzed through various assessment indicators and information and communication technologies (ICTs). This article provides an overview of applications of assessment indicators and ICTs for addressing the environmental issues of waste disposal and management in municipalities. The selection of indicators mainly depends on the stakeholders’ specific requirements, such as waste management strategies, urban planning and development, human health, and energy generation. The literature analysis revealed that collection, sorting, recycling, cost efficiency, and environmental aspect were the leading indicators used in waste management studies. And these indicators reduce the complexity of systems and formulate evaluations easier for the decision-maker. Moreover, these are also helpful in assessing the improvement and reporting the waste condition to the expert. These analysis further revealed that information and communication technology is a requirement in the planning and managing of current solid waste disposal problems. The use of ICTs in waste management systems mitigates possible constraints regarding spot selection, inept waste disposal, waste collection monitoring, and proper recycling.

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“…Note that almost all facilities and infrastructure for waste management are found in capital cities and secondary cities while there is no single waste management infrastructure in rural areas. The frequency of waste transportation varies from capital cities to secondary cities; high frequency in capital cities is supported by big investment which results in having many trucks and good roads while secondary cities invest less and their roads are not good enough (Al-Khatib et al, 2007;Olay-Romero et al, 2020). No matter the investment or waste transportation facilities, but a big proportion of waste is disposed in insanitary landfill or in open dump.…”

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Current situation of solid waste management in East African countries and the proposal for sustainable management

Ntagisanimana¹,

Yu²,

Ma³

2021

Afr. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.

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Effects of unsustainable solid waste management are found all around the world but it is worse in developing and under developed countries like East African Community (EAC) countries. A big proportion of their solid waste is not properly managed. This paper highlighted the situation of solid wastes management in EAC countries and compared with other countries. More than 62.5% of generated solid waste in EAC is organic, 19.6% of papers and plastics, 3% of glasses while other kind of waste occupies 14.9%. Waste management (WM) system in developing countries is dominated by insanitary landfill which cover more than 59% of the total collected SW, between 13 and 33% is openly dumped, a negligible quantity is recycled while between 6 and 26% is inappropriately thrown. Only less than 50% of the total generated solid waste (SW) in developing countries is collected and this is the same case in EAC. Sanitary landfill, sustainable composting, waste to energy (WTE) and other recycling system can change waste from unwanted materials to important products. Almost all generated wastes in developed and highly developing countries are collected, with high generation site sorting and sustainably treated and managed. Some countries achieved zero landfilling while others have sanitary landfills. The final destination of each kind of waste in developed countries determine collection mean and improve the quality of raw materials for recycling companies. Value of sorted waste to the recycling companies improves the interest of generation site sorting and maximization collection.

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Technical indicators to improve municipal solid waste management in developing countries: A case in Mexico

Cited by 43 publications

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Assessment of municipal solid waste management system in Lae City, Papua New Guinea in the context of sustainable development

Assessment of municipal solid waste management system in Lae City, Papua New Guinea in the context of sustainable development

Indicators and ICTs application for municipal waste management

Current situation of solid waste management in East African countries and the proposal for sustainable management

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