Characteristics and management modes of domestic waste in rural areas of developing countries: a case study of China

Han, Zhiyong; Ye, Changwen; Zhang, Yu; Zeng, Dan; Zou, Zeyan; Liú, Dan; Shi, Guozhong

doi:10.1007/s11356-019-04289-w

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“…The composition of MSW is complex and is typically separated by domestic waste, industrial solid waste, agricultural solid waste, and other waste (Han et al, 2019).…”

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Site selection for municipal solid waste landfills in arid regions based on fuzzy decision-making：A Case Study in the Hexi Corridor of China

Liu

Xiao

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The rational and scientific selection of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) landfill sites is becoming increasingly important, due to the continuous growth of MSW worldwide. Multi-source information is employed to ensure the accuracy of the evaluation criteria, including hydrogeological, morphological, environmental, climatic and socio-economic data. In the fuzzy logic environment, a Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP) and GIS spatial technique have been utilized to locate potential landfill sites. Landfill Site Selection Results (LSSR) were divided into three categories: suitable, less suitable, and unsuitable. Suitable areas were further divided into high, moderate, and low levels. We used the field investigations of 28 standardized landfill sites in the Hexi Corridor of China that comply with the China National Standard (CNS) to verify the LSSR. These sites are then ranked utilizing group fuzzy MULTIMOORA. These methods were more feasible and accurate in assessing the suitability of MSW landfills. The highlights of our methods were as follows: (1) The uncertainty of AHP expert scoring reduced by employing the fuzzy membership function, and the decision efficiency of spatial analysis improved as well. (2) Verification results showed that the main LSSR met the CNS perfectly and located suitable areas, with an accuracy of 93% (26 out of 28 sites). (3) In the highly suitable areas, 11 candidate areas were selected for the MSW landfill site construction in the Hexi Corridor. Furthermore, technical countermeasures for the standardized management of MSW landfills were proposed for the Hexi Corridor, which is critical for ecological/environmental protection.

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“…The composition of MSW is complex and is typically separated by domestic waste, industrial solid waste, agricultural solid waste, and other waste (Han et al, 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

Site selection for municipal solid waste landfills in arid regions based on fuzzy decision-making：A Case Study in the Hexi Corridor of China

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Xiao

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“…The random accumulation of household garbage has resulted in increasing environmental pollution, affecting the lives of residents and harming human health (Hiramatsu et al 2009; Rao and Rathod 2019). Actually, the household garbage has an abundance of nutrients, including organic matter (39.05%), nitrogen (1.02%), phosphorus (0.50%) and potassium (1.42%) (Han et al 2019). Nitrogen, an essential nutrient for plants growth, is the key element in the agricultural ecosystem (Sharma and Bali 2018).…”

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“…However, the largest proportion in municipal solid waste is food waste, accounting to 61.2% of the total (Gu et al 2017). The main components of rural household garbage in China include inert waste, food waste, glass and paper (Han et al 2019). Regardless of urban or rural household garbage, biodegradable food waste accounts for a large proportion (Gallipoli et al 2010), with the main components being carbohydrate polymers (starch, cellulose, hemicellulose), proteins, organic acids, lignin, lipids, etc.…”

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Exploring the Nitrogen Reservoir of Biodegradable Household Garbage and its Potential in Replacing Chemical Fertilizers in China

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Biodegradable household garbage contains a large amount of nitrogen which could be used as organic fertilizers to produce organic foods, thus mitigating environmental pollution at the root. However, due to the complex composition of household garbage and its uneven distributions from urban to rural areas, it is not clear how large the biomass nitrogen reservoir is in a certain country or region. Here we took China as a case, systematically analyzed the amount of biodegradable household garbage resources and their nitrogen reservoirs. It was noted that the biodegradable household garbage mainly included food waste, waste paper and wood chips, with the amounts being 31.56, 29.55, and 6.45 million t·a− 1, respectively. Accordingly, the nitrogen reservoirs were 65.31×104, 6.80×104, and 3.81×104 t·a− 1 in China. Regardless of provinces or provincial capital cities, there were significant positive linear correlations between the gross domestic product and the amounts of foods wasted, indicating that China’s fast economic development was at the cost of huge food waste. However, if the food waste were used as organic fertilizers, chemical nitrogen fertilizers would have been greatly reduced. We found that food waste nitrogen reservoir accounted for 86% of the total, with its nitrogen reservoir being equivalent to 11% of the amount of actual absorption for synthetic nitrogen fertilizers (6.20 million t·a− 1) by agriculture plants in the country. Our findings provided a scientific basis for the classification and utilization of biodegradable household garbage, ensuring food security, and eliminating environmental pollution.

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“…The level of such emissions is determined primarily by animal production (Pondel, 2019). Thus, agricultural production should be an elementary, critical element in the processes aimed at reduction of emissions (Niles et al, 2018;Xu & Lin, 2017;Ibidhi et al, 2017;Giannakis et al, 2019;Bai et al, 2019, He et al, 2019Han et al, 2019).…”

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Challenges associated with environmental protection in rural areas of Poland: Empirical studies’ results

Piwowar

2020

Economics &Amp; Sociology

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The paper focuses on important and topical issues of agricultural economy development within the paradigm of sustainable development and reorientation towards a low-carbon economy. The main purpose of this study is to identify the contemporary challenges in the field of environmental protection in rural areas of Poland. Specially designed survey of a large representative sample (random sampling) of Polish agricultural producers has been used. The study is based on the results of quantitative research (questionnaire surveys) carried out among 1101 agricultural holdings and a qualitative research carried out among 24 experts (professional agri-environmental advisors). The research shows that the main challenges in the investigated material and spatial scope include lowaltitude emissions and the issues associated with waste sorting. There was a significant variation in responses, taking into account the locations of agricultural holdings as well as characteristics of the respondents and farms. Independent experts indicated and assessed environmental threats in rural areas and classified the activities and implementations in the scope of pro-environmental innovation that may reduce the negative impact of agriculture on the natural environment in rural areas of Poland.

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Characteristics and management modes of domestic waste in rural areas of developing countries: a case study of China

Cited by 49 publications

References 20 publications

Site selection for municipal solid waste landfills in arid regions based on fuzzy decision-making：A Case Study in the Hexi Corridor of China

Site selection for municipal solid waste landfills in arid regions based on fuzzy decision-making：A Case Study in the Hexi Corridor of China

Exploring the Nitrogen Reservoir of Biodegradable Household Garbage and its Potential in Replacing Chemical Fertilizers in China

Challenges associated with environmental protection in rural areas of Poland: Empirical studies’ results

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