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LCA of integrated MSW management systems: case study of the Bologna District.
Waste Manag. 2007; 27(8):1059-70.WM

Abstract

LCA as a decision-supporting tool in planning integrated municipal solid waste management is not, as yet, widely used in Italy. This paper presents a study concerning the application of the LCA methodology to support the development of the new waste management plan for the Bologna District. The main goal of the study was to show decision-makers at the political level the benefits obtainable with the use of LCA, in terms of the identification and quantification of the potential environmental impacts of different waste management strategies. The integrated waste management system of the Bologna District includes waste collection and transport, sorting, recycling, composting, incineration and landfilling. Three scenarios, referring to 2006 and assuming the presence of 950,000 inhabitants and the production of approximately 566,000 t of waste in the district, have been compared. A detailed model has been developed in order to capture effects related to the waste fraction from separated collection and to the different waste treatments. The discussion of the results has focussed in particular on the greenhouse effect and the acidification potential. On the basis of the results obtained, the analysis of an additional scenario characterised by a further increase in separated collection has been put forward.

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Buttol P
ENEA, via Martiri di Monte Sole 4, I-40129 Bologna, Italy. patrizia.buttol@bologna.enea.it
Masoni P
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Bonoli A
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Goldoni S
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Belladonna V
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Cavazzuti C
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MeSH

Air PollutionCarbon DioxideConservation of Natural ResourcesDecision Support TechniquesGreenhouse EffectItalyRefuse DisposalSoil

Pub Type(s)

Comparative Study
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

17418562

Citation

Buttol, P, et al. "LCA of Integrated MSW Management Systems: Case Study of the Bologna District." Waste Management (New York, N.Y.), vol. 27, no. 8, 2007, pp. 1059-70.
Buttol P, Masoni P, Bonoli A, et al. LCA of integrated MSW management systems: case study of the Bologna District. Waste Manag. 2007;27(8):1059-70.
Buttol, P., Masoni, P., Bonoli, A., Goldoni, S., Belladonna, V., & Cavazzuti, C. (2007). LCA of integrated MSW management systems: case study of the Bologna District. Waste Management (New York, N.Y.), 27(8), 1059-70.
Buttol P, et al. LCA of Integrated MSW Management Systems: Case Study of the Bologna District. Waste Manag. 2007;27(8):1059-70. PubMed PMID: 17418562.
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TY - JOUR T1 - LCA of integrated MSW management systems: case study of the Bologna District. AU - Buttol,P, AU - Masoni,P, AU - Bonoli,A, AU - Goldoni,S, AU - Belladonna,V, AU - Cavazzuti,C, Y1 - 2007/04/05/ PY - 2007/02/15/received PY - 2007/02/16/accepted PY - 2007/4/10/pubmed PY - 2007/9/5/medline PY - 2007/4/10/entrez SP - 1059 EP - 70 JF - Waste management (New York, N.Y.) JO - Waste Manag VL - 27 IS - 8 N2 - LCA as a decision-supporting tool in planning integrated municipal solid waste management is not, as yet, widely used in Italy. This paper presents a study concerning the application of the LCA methodology to support the development of the new waste management plan for the Bologna District. The main goal of the study was to show decision-makers at the political level the benefits obtainable with the use of LCA, in terms of the identification and quantification of the potential environmental impacts of different waste management strategies. The integrated waste management system of the Bologna District includes waste collection and transport, sorting, recycling, composting, incineration and landfilling. Three scenarios, referring to 2006 and assuming the presence of 950,000 inhabitants and the production of approximately 566,000 t of waste in the district, have been compared. A detailed model has been developed in order to capture effects related to the waste fraction from separated collection and to the different waste treatments. The discussion of the results has focussed in particular on the greenhouse effect and the acidification potential. On the basis of the results obtained, the analysis of an additional scenario characterised by a further increase in separated collection has been put forward. SN - 0956-053X UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/17418562/LCA_of_integrated_MSW_management_systems:_case_study_of_the_Bologna_District_ L2 - https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0956-053X(07)00074-8 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -