Greenhouse gas emissions of waste management processes and options: A case study

Barrera, Belen de la; Hooda, Peter S.

doi:10.1177/0734242x16649680

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“…GHG emissions are generated during the feedstock's supply to the biofuel plant. These emissions have been calculated for different feedstocks in several studies [39][40][41][42][43][44] in order to estimate the GHG emission net efficiency related to the biofuel use. Table 3 reports the GHG emission related to the collection and transport cost for pine, switchgrass, corn stover, BSGs and urban wastes, respectively.…”

Section: Cost and Ghg Emission Related To The Feedstock Collection And Transportmentioning

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The “Zero Miles Product” Concept Applied to Biofuel Production: A Case Study

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To make biofuel production feasible from an economic point of view, several studies have investigated the main associated bottlenecks of the whole production process through approaches such as the “cradle to grave” approach or the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) analysis, being the main constrains the feedstock collection and transport. Whilst several feedstocks are interesting because of their high sugar content, very few of them are available all year around and moreover do not require high transportation’ costs. This work aims to investigate if the “zero miles” concept could bring advantages to biofuel production by decreasing all the associated transport costs on a locally established production platform. In particular, a specific case study applied to the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) campus is used as example to investigate the advantages and feasibility of using the spent coffee grounds generated at the main cafeteria for the production of bioethanol on site, which can be subsequently used to (partially) cover the campus’ energy demands.

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Section: Cost and Ghg Emission Related To The Feedstock Collection And Transportmentioning

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The “Zero Miles Product” Concept Applied to Biofuel Production: A Case Study

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“…Habitually, inefficient waste management practices such as open dumping and burning of waste to reduce waste volumes are still prevalent in the management of MSW in low income countries [28]. The outcome of such practices leads to emission of GHGs that contribute to climate change and global warming [29]. On global scale Malawi's contribution to GHG emission is very low; however the impacts of climate change have serious implications on the country [30].…”

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Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation through Anaerobic Digestion of Urban Waste in Malawi: A Review

Chamdimba

Mugagga

Ako

2020

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Improper waste management and disposal in major cities of Malawi transpires to be one of the major environmental setbacks as waste remains uncollected and usually disposed in open dump sites. Such waste emits greenhouse gases (GHGs) into the atmosphere that contribute to global warming and climate change in addition to pollution of water sources. The effects of climate change to Malawi have been far reaching to the extent of experiencing floods and droughts. This in retrospect has also had lasting impacts on Shire River where more than 95% of the country’s electricity is generated. Consequently, the rate of power generation is greatly hindered which has thus left only 11% of the population with access to electricity partly due to droughts. This paper therefore focusses on the capturing of methane from municipal solid waste as a solution to climate change and energy challenges through the utilization of methane, a combustible gas which is beneficial in regard to cooking, heating and electricity generation. This is amplified with particular review of the challenges, opportunities, policy framework in place and the pertinent role of anaerobic digestion as the game changer in climate change mitigation and adaptation in Malawi.

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“…Abdel-Shafy and Mansour [17], de la Barrera and Hooda [18], and Turner et al [19], found that recycling helps in saving carbon emissions through different processes. They stipulate that GHG emissions savings can be achieved through the recycling of sourcesegregated waste materials (with some exceptions like soil, paint, plasterboard).…”

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Impact of Municipal Waste Recycling and Renewable Energy Consumption on CO2 Emissions across the European Union (EU) Member Countries

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The world population maintains a growing trend and in turn, the amount of municipal waste is also increasing. Rising municipal waste quantity poses a challenge for human beings and the environment, therefore recycling becomes important for environmental sustainability and circular economy. This study explores the effects of municipal waste recycling and renewable energy on the environment sustainability proxied by CO2 emissions in EU member states over the period from 2004 to 2017 through panel cointegration and causality analyses. Recycling is considered an efficient way to reduce CO2 emission, but surprisingly our results indicate mixed findings. The causality analysis revealed no significant interaction among recycling rate, renewable energy and CO2 emissions. However, in the long run, the negative impact of recycling and renewable energy use on CO2 emissions were revealed but varied among the countries. Results indicate that increasing renewable energy consumption will play a significant role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. These findings must raise awareness among policymakers that should focus on the adoption and implementation of different types of sustainable energy policies that can affect directly or indirectly renewable energy sector development.

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Greenhouse gas emissions of waste management processes and options: A case study

Cited by 22 publications

References 7 publications

The “Zero Miles Product” Concept Applied to Biofuel Production: A Case Study

The “Zero Miles Product” Concept Applied to Biofuel Production: A Case Study

Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation through Anaerobic Digestion of Urban Waste in Malawi: A Review

Impact of Municipal Waste Recycling and Renewable Energy Consumption on CO2 Emissions across the European Union (EU) Member Countries

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