Carbon Footprint of Food Waste Management: A Case Study in Rio De Janeiro

Franca, Luíza Santana; Ornelas-Ferreira, Bernardo; Correa, G.; Ribeiro, Glaydston Mattos; Bassin, João Paulo

doi:10.1007/978-981-15-9577-6_2

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“…More so, the management and disposal of wasted food account for a significant amount of GHG emissions. Franca et al (2021) reported a 138.51 CO 2 eq. tonne per day of emissions from food waste landfill in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with a potential of 90% reduction when considers food waste reduction and alternative waste management.…”

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Understanding the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on sustainable agri-food system and agroecosystem decarbonization nexus: A review

Cabral-Pinto

2021

Journal of Cleaner Production

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Understanding the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on sustainable agri-food system and agroecosystem decarbonization nexus: A review

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2021

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Biogas production from the landfilled easily degradable fraction of municipal solid waste: mining strategy for energy recovery

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Biomass Conv. Bioref.

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The growing demand for space and financial resources to manage current and new municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills has become a massive challenge for several countries. Additionally, landfills contribute to adverse environmental impacts such as pollution and CO 2 (carbon dioxide) and CH 4 (methane) emissions. This paper has analyzed the possibility of producing biogas from landfilled MSW. An easily degradable fraction of landfilled MSW with 8 years of landfilling was mined and subjected to chemical characterization and elemental composition analysis. The abbreviation for the study sample was called ED8 – Mined. The low values of lignin (24.5%) and nitrogen content (0.7%) and high values of holocellulose (75.9%) and C/N (46.1%) on dry basis were obtained resulting in materials with the potential to be used for biogas generation. Recalcitrant materials were found in greater amounts than easily biodegradable fresh MSW fractions. The reuse of energy from landfilled MSW can contribute positively to the country’s environment and economy, reducing environmental liabilities and generating energy in a controlled way. In Delta A Sanitary Landfill, Southeastern Brazil, the recovery of the ED8 – Mined would reflect a significant recovery of about 100,000 tonnes of landfilled materials for annual MSW cells of about 450,000 tonnes, allowing recovery of materials and space expansion for rejects. Graphical abstract fx1

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Carbon Footprint of Food Waste Management: A Case Study in Rio De Janeiro

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References 18 publications

Understanding the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on sustainable agri-food system and agroecosystem decarbonization nexus: A review

Understanding the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on sustainable agri-food system and agroecosystem decarbonization nexus: A review

Biogas production from the landfilled easily degradable fraction of municipal solid waste: mining strategy for energy recovery

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