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Global warming factors modelled for 40 generic municipal waste management scenarios.
Waste Manag Res. 2009 Nov; 27(9):871-84.WM

Abstract

Global warming factors (kg CO(2)-eq.-tonne(-1) of waste) have been modelled for 40 different municipal waste management scenarios involving a variety of recycling systems (paper, glass, plastic and organics) and residual waste management by landfilling, incineration or mechanical-biological waste treatment. For average European waste composition most waste management scenarios provided negative global warming factors and hence overall savings in greenhouse gas emissions: Scenarios with landfilling saved 0-400, scenarios with incineration saved 200-700, and scenarios with mechanical-biological treatment saved 200- 750 kg CO(2)-eq. tonne(- 1) municipal waste depending on recycling scheme and energy recovery. Key parameters were the amount of paper recycled (it was assumed that wood made excessive by paper recycling substituted for fossil fuel), the crediting of the waste management system for the amount of energy recovered (hard-coal-based energy was substituted), and binding of biogenic carbon in landfills. Most other processes were of less importance. Rational waste management can provide significant savings in society's emission of greenhouse gas depending on waste composition and efficient utilization of the energy recovered.

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Christensen TH
Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark. thc@env.dtu.dk
Simion F
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Tonini D
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Møller J
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MeSH

Air PollutionCarbon DioxideCitiesGlobal WarmingIncinerationModels, TheoreticalWaste ManagementWaste Products

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

19837711

Citation

Christensen, Thomas H., et al. "Global Warming Factors Modelled for 40 Generic Municipal Waste Management Scenarios." Waste Management & Research : the Journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA, vol. 27, no. 9, 2009, pp. 871-84.
Christensen TH, Simion F, Tonini D, et al. Global warming factors modelled for 40 generic municipal waste management scenarios. Waste Manag Res. 2009;27(9):871-84.
Christensen, T. H., Simion, F., Tonini, D., & Møller, J. (2009). Global warming factors modelled for 40 generic municipal waste management scenarios. Waste Management & Research : the Journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA, 27(9), 871-84. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734242X09350333
Christensen TH, et al. Global Warming Factors Modelled for 40 Generic Municipal Waste Management Scenarios. Waste Manag Res. 2009;27(9):871-84. PubMed PMID: 19837711.
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