Issues and options in waste management: A social cost–benefit analysis of waste-to-energy in the UK

Jamasb, Tooraj; Nepal, Rabindra

doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2010.05.004

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“…[209]. An analysis of the social costs and benefits from different WtE scenarios in the UK was made by Jamasb and Nepal [210]. They concluded that energy recovery from MSW plays an important role in both waste management strategy and renewable energy policy.…”

Section: Waste-to-energy In the United Kingdommentioning

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Municipal solid waste management and waste-to-energy in the context of a circular economy and energy recycling in Europe

Malinauskaitė

Jouhara

Czajczyńska

et al. 2017

Energy

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a b s t r a c tThis paper proposes an overarching review of national municipal waste management systems and wasteto-energy as an important part of it in the context of circular economy in the selected countries in Europe. The growth of population and rising standards of living means that the consumption of goods and energy is increasing. On the one hand, consumption leads to an increase in the generation of waste. On the other hand, the correlation between increased wealth and increased energy consumption is very strong as well. Given that the average heating value of municipal solid waste (MSW) is approximately 10 MJ/kg, it seems logical to use waste as a source of energy. Traditionally, waste-to-energy (WtE) has been associated with incineration. Yet, the term is much broader, embracing various waste treatment processes generating energy (for instance, in the form of electricity and/or heat or producing a wastederived fuel). Turning waste into energy can be one key to a circular economy enabling the value of products, materials, and resources to be maintained on the market for as long as possible, minimising waste and resource use. As the circular economy is at the top of the EU agenda, all Member States of the EU (including the EEA countries) should move away from the old-fashioned disposal of waste to a more intelligent waste treatment encompassing the circular economy approach in their waste policies. Therefore, the article examines how these EU policies are implemented in practice. Given that WtE traditionally is attached to the MSW management and organisation, the focus of this article is twofold. Firstly, it aims to identify the different practices of municipal waste management employed in selected countries and their approaches in embracing the circular economy and, secondly, the extent to which WtE technologies play any role in this context. The following countries, Estonia, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, and the UK were chosen to depict a broad European context.

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Section: Waste-to-energy In the United Kingdommentioning

confidence: 99%

Municipal solid waste management and waste-to-energy in the context of a circular economy and energy recycling in Europe

Malinauskaitė

Jouhara

Czajczyńska

et al. 2017

Energy

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298

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“…A study shows that communities with WTE efforts have higher waste recycling ratios than the national average (Jamasb and Nepal, 2010). Recycling and waste reduction were able to coexist in a community where energy was being generated through WTE.…”

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Strategies on implementation of waste-to-energy (WTE) supply chain for circular economy system: a review

Pan

Huang

et al. 2015

Journal of Cleaner Production

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“…The gate fee offsets the operation, maintenance, labor costs and capital costs of the waste treatment facilities. In the UK, about 70-80% of revenue of incineration power plants is from the gate fee and the rest comes from the sale of energy (electricity or/and heat) [34]. Table 6 shows the UK gate fees for different waste management options.…”

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Capabilities, difficulties and obstacles for energy recovery from MSW’ as a sustainable option for waste management in Iran

Rahimi¹

2014

Energy and Sustainability V

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Increasing concerns about unbridled fossil fuel consumption and a growing generation of municipal solid waste (MSW) in Iran and related environmental challenges require adoption of more sustainable approaches in energy and waste management. Energy recovery from waste can play an important role to achieve environmentally sustainable development that has been defined for the country as a main policy. Iran's growing urban population generates massive amounts of MSW that mostly end up in landfills. A population of 75 million is generating 50,000 tonnes of MSW every day that mostly are buried in landfills. Detrimental emissions from landfills and many other long-lasting environmental issues have caused ever-increasing concerns about the current trend of MSW generation and methods of treatment. Despite comprehensive MSW collection, the rate of MSW separation at source and energy or material recovery has remained significantly low. This study aims to investigate capabilities, difficulties and obstacles of energy generation from MSW in a developing country, Iran. It also discusses the reasons for the low motivation to produce energy from MSW and the most suitable method of energy generation from MSW considering current MSW characteristics and the country's climate.

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Issues and options in waste management: A social cost–benefit analysis of waste-to-energy in the UK

Cited by 136 publications

References 8 publications

Municipal solid waste management and waste-to-energy in the context of a circular economy and energy recycling in Europe

Municipal solid waste management and waste-to-energy in the context of a circular economy and energy recycling in Europe

Strategies on implementation of waste-to-energy (WTE) supply chain for circular economy system: a review

Capabilities, difficulties and obstacles for energy recovery from MSW’ as a sustainable option for waste management in Iran

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