Flexible and robust strategies for waste management in Sweden

Finnveden, Göran; Björklund, Anna; Reich, Marcus; Eriksson, Ola; Sörbom, Adrienne

doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2007.02.017

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“…The resultant trends are similar to results reported for several European case studies (10)(11)(12)(13)(14). While this study provides a quantitative and systematic basis for evaluating cost, diversion, and GHE objectives for SWM choices and their tradeoffs, specific decisions must be made as to the direction of future SWM.…”

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confidence: 88%

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Use of Life-Cycle Analysis To Support Solid Waste Management Planning for Delaware

Kaplan

Ranjithan

Barlaz

2009

Environ. Sci. Technol.

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Mathematical models of integrated solid waste management (SWM) are useful planning tools given the complexity of the solid waste system and the interactions among the numerous components that constitute the system. An optimization model was used in this study to identify and evaluate alternative plans for integrated SWM for the State of Delaware in consideration of cost and environmental performance, including greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The three counties in Delaware were modeled individually to identify efficient SWM plans in consideration of constraints on cost, landfill diversion requirements, GHG emissions, and the availability of alternate treatment processes (e.g., recycling, composting, and combustion). The results show that implementing a landfill diversion strategy (e.g., curbside recycling) for only a portion of the population is most cost-effective for meeting a countyspecific landfill diversion target. Implementation of waste-toenergy offers the most cost-effective opportunity for GHG emissions reductions.

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confidence: 88%

“…While numerous models have been described (4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9), and several case studies have been conducted in Europe (10)(11)(12)(13)(14), the number of case studies applying SWM planning models in the United States is limited (15).…”

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Use of Life-Cycle Analysis To Support Solid Waste Management Planning for Delaware

Kaplan

Ranjithan

Barlaz

2009

Environ. Sci. Technol.

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“…For instance, through its waste-toenergy policy, Sweden gets between 10-15% of its municipal district heating from waste incineration. 883 The employment of a proper hierarchy for solid waste treatment measures is also consistent with the United Nations' agreement at the Rio + 20 Conference that strongly recommends the sustainable management of waste.…”

Section: Alternative Solid Waste and Wastewater Management Options Tosupporting

confidence: 54%

Sustainable groundwater management in Lagos, Nigeria: the regulatory framework

Ogunba

2015

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This doctoral research focuses on groundwater degradation in Lagos, Nigeria.Groundwater is a critically important natural resource in Lagos that is presently troubled by pollution that emanates from solid waste and wastewater. The city generates 10,000 metric tons of waste and 350 million gallons of wastewater daily, all of which are improperly managed and are heavily polluting its groundwater. This direct environmental pollution is aggravated by indirect problems of over-urbanization, and legal and institutional shortcomings. Overurbanization in Lagos has resulted into a monumental population of 21 million people in the tiny city, which generates the enormous quantities of solid waste and wastewater. The population places a tremendous burden on the city's water resources, forcing residents to revert to groundwater which is suffering the plight of pollution, and hence the concern of this research.The pollution problem is worsened by civic apathy to environmental matters, and unresolved by a nascent water sector whose evolving governance structures do not adequately address the multi-dimensional pollution problem. In the final analysis, the absence of holistic and comprehensive groundwater legislation that addresses all these problems challenges the sustainability of this vital resource.The research adopts a cross-disciplinary approach by combining several methodologies: historical legal analysis, important insights from scientific studies and from sociological studies that rationalize the demographical movement to Lagos which is at the root of the pollution problem; field work investigation to confirm the fact, source, and extent of polluted groundwater; and a comparative approach by examining the European Union's legal framework for managing groundwater and waste in order to extract sustainable practices for adoption in Lagos. It concludes with a range of recommendations for incorporation into a legal framework iii that will help to improve the sustainability of the groundwater resource. The study contributes to knowledge by attempting to close a vacuum, which is the paucity of studies that investigate underlying social factors that trigger groundwater pollution, and also by providing broad and holistic recommendations for law reform. It addresses the role of law in remediating the pollution, managing the effects of over-urbanization and overpopulation on groundwater, strengthening institutions, and eliminating legal inadequacies.iv Water, which is composed of both surface and groundwater, is an ancient and fundamental resource which is unarguably indispensable to human life. It is the life force of the planet.2 As a finite resource, national governments, international organizations, and scholars now acknowledge that water is crucial to life, to social development, to poverty alleviation, to health and to economic development. Dependable water supplies contribute to the growth of national Gross Domestic Product (GDP), but lack of water promotes economic stagnation and decline. 3Water is used in the dire...

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“…Šios srities publikacijos dažnos įvairaus statuso mokslo leidiniuose, šiais klausimais diskutuojama įvairiausiuose pasaulio kraštuose organizuojamose konferencijose. Komunalinių atliekų tvarkymas nagrinėtas įvairiais aspektais: atliekų tvarkymo sistemų turinys ir funkcijos, įvairios sistemų modifikacijos ir jų ypatybės, veikimo terpė, atliekų tvarkymo sprendimų vertinimo metodai ir modeliai (Žičkienė, Ruškus 2001;Klang et al 2003;Leonavičius 2003;Morrissey, Browne 2004;Husaini et al 2007;Hung et al 2007;Finnveden et al 2007). Vis dėlto pastarojo dešimtmečio mokslinės literatū-ros analizė leidžia teigti, kad stokojama tyrimų, kuriuose atliekų tvarkymas būtų nagrinėjamas sisteminiu požiūriu, šias sudėtingas sistemas struktūrizuojant, pagal sistemų teorijos reikalavimus nagrinėjant jų elementus, elementų tarpusavio ryšius ir sąsajas su aplinka.…”

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Komunalinių atliekų tvarkymo struktūrinė analizė

Bivainis

Podgaiskyte

2010

Business: Theory and Practice

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Flexible and robust strategies for waste management in Sweden

Cited by 40 publications

References 10 publications

Use of Life-Cycle Analysis To Support Solid Waste Management Planning for Delaware

Use of Life-Cycle Analysis To Support Solid Waste Management Planning for Delaware

Sustainable groundwater management in Lagos, Nigeria: the regulatory framework

Komunalinių atliekų tvarkymo struktūrinė analizė

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