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Waste management activities and carbon emissions in Africa.
Waste Manag. 2011 Jan; 31(1):131-7.WM

Abstract

This paper summarizes research into waste management activities and carbon emissions from territories in sub-Saharan Africa with the main objective of quantifying emission reductions (ERs) that can be gained through viable improvements to waste management in Africa. It demonstrates that data on waste and carbon emissions is poor and generally inadequate for prediction models. The paper shows that the amount of waste produced and its composition are linked to national Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Waste production per person is around half that in developed countries with a mean around 230 kg/hd/yr. Sub-Saharan territories produce waste with a biogenic carbon content of around 56% (+/-25%), which is approximately 40% greater than developed countries. This waste is disposed in uncontrolled dumps that produce large amounts of methane gas. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from waste will rise with increasing urbanization and can only be controlled through funding mechanisms from developed countries.

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Couth R
University of KwaZulu-Natal, CRECHE, School of Civil Engineering, Survey and Construction, Durban 4041, South Africa.
Trois C
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MeSH

AfricaAir PollutantsAir PollutionCarbonWaste ManagementWaste Products

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

20832276

Citation

Couth, R, and C Trois. "Waste Management Activities and Carbon Emissions in Africa." Waste Management (New York, N.Y.), vol. 31, no. 1, 2011, pp. 131-7.
Couth R, Trois C. Waste management activities and carbon emissions in Africa. Waste Manag. 2011;31(1):131-7.
Couth, R., & Trois, C. (2011). Waste management activities and carbon emissions in Africa. Waste Management (New York, N.Y.), 31(1), 131-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2010.08.009
Couth R, Trois C. Waste Management Activities and Carbon Emissions in Africa. Waste Manag. 2011;31(1):131-7. PubMed PMID: 20832276.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Waste management activities and carbon emissions in Africa. AU - Couth,R, AU - Trois,C, Y1 - 2010/09/15/ PY - 2010/01/25/received PY - 2010/05/24/revised PY - 2010/08/06/accepted PY - 2010/9/14/entrez PY - 2010/9/14/pubmed PY - 2010/12/24/medline SP - 131 EP - 7 JF - Waste management (New York, N.Y.) JO - Waste Manag VL - 31 IS - 1 N2 - This paper summarizes research into waste management activities and carbon emissions from territories in sub-Saharan Africa with the main objective of quantifying emission reductions (ERs) that can be gained through viable improvements to waste management in Africa. It demonstrates that data on waste and carbon emissions is poor and generally inadequate for prediction models. The paper shows that the amount of waste produced and its composition are linked to national Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Waste production per person is around half that in developed countries with a mean around 230 kg/hd/yr. Sub-Saharan territories produce waste with a biogenic carbon content of around 56% (+/-25%), which is approximately 40% greater than developed countries. This waste is disposed in uncontrolled dumps that produce large amounts of methane gas. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from waste will rise with increasing urbanization and can only be controlled through funding mechanisms from developed countries. SN - 1879-2456 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/20832276/Waste_management_activities_and_carbon_emissions_in_Africa_ L2 - https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0956-053X(10)00394-6 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -