What About Residues From Circular Economy and Role of Landfilling?

Cossu, Raffaello; Grossule, Valentina; Lavagnolo, Maria Cristina

doi:10.31025/2611-4135/2020.13920

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“…We need to bear in mind that all recycled materials will ultimately become waste destined for disposal (Cossu et al, 2020;Matasci et al, 2021). According to the Lavoisier law, no materials are lost, but are only transformed.…”

Section: Waste Preventionmentioning

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“…html). An essential goal of recycling in several countries is the diversion of waste from landfills (Zero Waste Landfilling - Zaman et al, 2013), although new priorities should be identified and consideration given to the fact that a sink for the final sustainable deposit of residues from CE are likely to be required (Cossu and Stegmann, 2019;Cossu et al, 2020).…”

Section: Waste Preventionmentioning

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A New Discipline: Waste Prevention Management

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2021

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Section: Waste Preventionmentioning

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A New Discipline: Waste Prevention Management

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2021

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“…However, landfills of municipal solid waste have also been identified as a further significant source of methane, even if their role is much lower than that of agriculture and energy (Cossu et al, 2020).…”

Section: Methane Emissions and Waste Managementmentioning

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Circular Economy, Methane Emissions, Waste Management, and the Courts’ Role

Butti

2021

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“…This oversight masks the effective use of both landfills and incineration. Cossu et al (2020b) estimated the actual status quo on an international level by considering final waste disposal, which is achieved in term of end-products for recycling, in term of gasification for thermal treatment and in term of permanent deposit for landfilling. Based on this study the actual amount of waste (combustion and recycling residues) going to landfill is much higher (more than 20%) than officially declared.…”

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Problems in Traditional Landfilling and Proposals for Solutions Based on Sustainability

Grossule

Stegmann

2020

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In recent years, the Circular Economy has become the key lynchpin underlying the waste management system. However, the emphasis placed on recycling has led, on one hand, to an underestimation of the critical issues that are currently emerging so dramatically (i.e. limited recyclability of materials, instability of markets for secondary raw materials, and accumulation of contaminants present in the recycled materials), whilst on the other to neglect the inescapable role of landfill in waste management. In many cases, landfills are seen as a simple and economical means of disposing of waste, and from a political, legislative and technical viewpoint they are frequently denied the attention devoted to other engineering works, lacking adequate financial investment to cover the costs required to ensure a sustainable landfill system. Landfill should be designed and constructed in line with the principle of environmental sustainability, by adopting technical measures aimed at guaranteeing waste stability and immobilisation of contaminants over a period of less than one generation and ensuring a Final Storage Quality in equilibrium with the environment. This article summarises the concept of sustainable landfilling, identifies the technical strategies that characterise this system, describes the critical issues frequently encountered after decades of operation and proposes a series of solutions aimed to control long-term behavior.

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What About Residues From Circular Economy and Role of Landfilling?

Cited by 9 publications

References 3 publications

A New Discipline: Waste Prevention Management

A New Discipline: Waste Prevention Management

Circular Economy, Methane Emissions, Waste Management, and the Courts’ Role

Problems in Traditional Landfilling and Proposals for Solutions Based on Sustainability

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