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Collection, transfer and transport of waste: accounting of greenhouse gases and global warming contribution.
Waste Manag Res. 2009 Nov; 27(8):738-45.WM

Abstract

The collection, transfer and transport of waste are basic activities of waste management systems all over the world. These activities all use energy and fuels, primarily of fossil origin. Electricity and fuel consumptions of the individual processes were reviewed and greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions were quantified. The emission factors were assigned a global warming potential (GWP) and aggregated into global warming factors (GWFs), which express the potential contribution to global warming from collection, transport and transfer of 1 tonne of wet waste. Six examples involving collection, transfer and transport of waste were assessed in terms of GHG emissions, including both provision and use of energy. (GHG emissions related to production, maintenance and disposal of vehicles, equipment, infrastructure and buildings were excluded.) The estimated GWFs varied from 9.4 to 368 kg CO(2)-equivalent (kg CO(2)-eq.) per tonne of waste, depending on method of collection, capacity and choice of transport equipment, and travel distances. The GHG emissions can be reduced primarily by avoiding transport of waste in private cars and by optimization of long distance transport, for example, considering transport by rail and waterways.

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Eisted R
Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark. rae@env.dtu.dk
Larsen AW
No affiliation info available
Christensen TH
No affiliation info available

MeSH

Air PollutionCarbon DioxideConservation of Energy ResourcesEnvironmental MonitoringGlobal WarmingRefuse DisposalTransportation

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Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

19808734

Citation

Eisted, Rasmus, et al. "Collection, Transfer and Transport of Waste: Accounting of Greenhouse Gases and Global Warming Contribution." Waste Management & Research : the Journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA, vol. 27, no. 8, 2009, pp. 738-45.
Eisted R, Larsen AW, Christensen TH. Collection, transfer and transport of waste: accounting of greenhouse gases and global warming contribution. Waste Manag Res. 2009;27(8):738-45.
Eisted, R., Larsen, A. W., & Christensen, T. H. (2009). Collection, transfer and transport of waste: accounting of greenhouse gases and global warming contribution. Waste Management & Research : the Journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA, 27(8), 738-45. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734242X09347796
Eisted R, Larsen AW, Christensen TH. Collection, Transfer and Transport of Waste: Accounting of Greenhouse Gases and Global Warming Contribution. Waste Manag Res. 2009;27(8):738-45. PubMed PMID: 19808734.
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