Benchmarking approaches and methods in the field of urban waste management

Filho, Walter Leal; Brandli, Luciana Londero; Moora, Harri; Kruopienė, Jolita; Stenmarck, Åsa

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.09.065

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“…The last report of The World Bank estimates that the current worldwide average generation rate of Munic-ipal Solid Waste (MSW) per capita in urban areas corresponds to approximately 1.2 kg per person per day and that by 2025 this will likely increase to 1.42 kg/person/day, reaching 2.2 billion tonne of waste per year on a global scale [14,19]. In general, it is established that in Europe the most predominant form of waste treatment consists of landfilling or filling operations, followed by recycling, incineration and finally composting.…”

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Quality assessment of compost prepared with municipal solid waste

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Abstract:One way that helps maintain the sustainability of agro-ecosystems land is the application of compost from municipal solid waste as fertilizer, because it can recover the nutrients contained in them, minimizing the negative impact on the environment. Composting as a method for preparing organic fertilizers and amendments is economically and ecologically sound and may well represent an acceptable solution for disposing of municipal solid waste. In the present work, the quality of compost is studied made from municipal solid waste; the content of mineral nutrients: potassium, calcium, magnesium, sodium, zinc, manganese, cupper, iron, nickel, chromium and lead has been investigated. The objective was to evaluate the changes in mineral nutrient concentration during the composting process. The compost was prepared in a pilot-plant using the turning-pile system. Temperature was used as a monitoring parameter to follow the composting progress, which underwent the typical trend of municipal solid waste composting mixtures. The results showed a similar evolution on the content of mineral nutrients of the mixture of municipal solid waste. This evolution originated in a mature compost (end sample) with an adequate content of mineral elements and physical-chemical characteristics for its use in agriculture. So, the use of compost of municipal solid waste represents an important tool for fertilization requirements for its use in agriculture.

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“…Its holistic approach has opened doors for a diversity of claims and discussions. These discussions left aside, the general consensus is that ISWM is in need of deeper systems analysis and the use of dynamic modeling in order to understand the reasons for lacking SWM performance [17,25,26]. This review considers this wider context of ISWM in its relation to urban processes and governance but, at the same time, it will be restricted to the basic chain of urban SWM services for city cleaning, waste collection, transport, and disposal, as this is still paramount in most developing countries.…”

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Failing Services on Urban Waste Management in Developing Countries: A Review on Symptoms, Diagnoses, and Interventions

Breukelman¹,

Krikke

Löhr

2019

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The potential and scale of cities enable economic growth and the improvement of citizens’ access to jobs, education, healthcare, culture, public utilities and services. Solid waste management (SWM) is one of the key services provided by cities. Its operations are complex, very visible to the general public, and impacted by strong financial, societal, and political constraints. Performances in developing countries, however, are not positive. United Nations research shows urban collection services covering no more than 39% of the population in low-income countries. Why are many cities in developing countries not able to use their increasing wealth and scale for basic SWM services such as city cleaning, collection, and sustainable landfilling? This paper provides a review of literature on this question over the last decade. It shows that research is mostly on symptoms and has not led to a deeper diagnosis of causes. Lack of resources, infrastructure, awareness, and institutional strength are often pinpointed as causes but, in fact, they should be addressed as symptoms. These symptoms should be designated as dependent variables in a complex causal network with systemic feedbacks, hindering or neutralizing attempts to improve performances if not properly dealt with. Research should concentrate more on assessing the relations between urbanization, urban processes, and urban governance that shape the performance of urban solid waste management. System dynamics modeling may provide new approaches for this diagnosis.

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“…Cities are undergoing a critical situation owing to the increasing amount of solid waste they generate and the resulting growing demand for new sites for final disposal. In view of this situation, diverse treatment technologies continue to be evaluated [2][3][4]. In this sense, Expósito and Velasco [5] analyze the efficiency of the Spanish regions in the development of the recycling market through the application of data envelopment analysis.…”

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“…In particular, the authorities wished to investigate if it is possible to rehabilitate the landfill and recondition it as a green space. According to data from the environmental department of La Gomera island council [42], the authorized discharge volume is about 236,605 m 3 . In contrast to the 2010 data, it is necessary to point out that due to growth in tourism, the MSW flow is increasing considerably.…”

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An Efficient Waste-To-Energy Model in Isolated Environments. Case Study: La Gomera (Canary Islands)

Uche-Soria

Rodríguez‐Monroy

2019

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Municipal solid waste (MSW) management is a controversial aspect of isolated environments, not only because the production of waste grows exponentially, but also because in these isolated regions the difficulties are accentuated in comparison with the mainland territories. The limitation of space, the technology of scale and the peaks of generation due to existing tourism, are clear examples of the barriers that must be overcome. This research studies the potential of MSW recovery on the island of La Gomera (Canary Islands) as an alternative to landfill deposition, being an additional energy source for heat and electricity. Likewise, the possibility of carrying out the landfill mining located in the El Revolcadero environmental complex is explored. The methodology followed consists, first of all, on estimating the annual amount of MSW and waste deposited in the landfill. Second, the characterization of representative samples of each municipality is carried out. Third, according to these characteristics, the thermal treatment is chosen and, finally, the energy generated is evaluated. The results are encouraging, and many advantages are derived from this model. The annual recycling figure increases by about 5000 tons per year, the percentage of renewable energy from waste reaches 35.5% (most installed capacity is diesel), and greenhouse gases (GHG) are reduced by more than half. To overcome the challenges in the integral management of MSW, it is necessary to move from a linear economy to a circular economy that takes into account the priorities established by the European Union to solve the problem of these isolated environments in terms of energy.Union and the Spanish legal framework regarding the priorities of waste management: reducing combined municipal solid waste and increasing the selective collection of recyclable materials [6,7].There are many technological options available to reduce the waste generated [8]. The most usual procedures require thermal treatment (incineration, pyrolysis, gasification or plasma). However, other technologies have also been explored. Those based on anaerobic digestion and others that value waste, 'valorizing' it as an alternative fuel in thermal power generation installations. One of the most commonly considered options to reduce MSW is incineration or combustion. Indeed, one of the arguments used to seek support for incineration is that it generates energy that is presented as renewable. Poletto and Da Silva [9] argue that the controlled combustion of MSW is a definitive solution to the problem, when carried out in facilities with adequate air-pollution control devices. However, the reality is that it is necessary to attend to factors other than just air pollution, for example: impacts on water, soils, landscape, ecosystems and the urban areas themselves. In this context, sustainability consists of the evaluation of the environmental, economic and social impacts of the available waste treatment options [10]. In this sense, Cucchiella et al. [11] analyze a specific case in the ...

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Benchmarking approaches and methods in the field of urban waste management

Cited by 77 publications

References 16 publications

Quality assessment of compost prepared with municipal solid waste

Quality assessment of compost prepared with municipal solid waste

Failing Services on Urban Waste Management in Developing Countries: A Review on Symptoms, Diagnoses, and Interventions

An Efficient Waste-To-Energy Model in Isolated Environments. Case Study: La Gomera (Canary Islands)

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