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Erschienen in: Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management 2/2021

03.01.2021 | REGIONAL CASE STUDY

Mitigating greenhouse gas emissions of municipal solid waste management system: case study of Chengdu, China

verfasst von: Sen Miao

Erschienen in: Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management | Ausgabe 2/2021

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Abstract

Municipal solid waste management has become a worldwide concern. Chengdu municipality has decided to adopt the “zero landfilling” strategy for local waste management after 2020. In this study, life cycle assessment is performed to identify the potentials of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Chengdu. The results of this study showed that net greenhouse gas emission of the current municipal solid waste management system is estimated to be 1,775,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent. Furthermore, if incineration is to be the primary waste end-life disposal method, it is critically important to exclude plastic wastes from incineration wastes and improve the energy recovery efficiency, while the landfilling with landfill gas collection still can be a good option for MSW disposal, or expanding the processing capacity of composting plant, to achieve the better outcomes of greenhouse gas mitigation. The results indicate the high potential of reducing greenhouse gas emissions of the local municipal solid waste management system, and detailed recommendations for further improvements on local municipal solid waste management system are proposed at the end of this study, which could be the reference for municipal solid waste management practice in both Chengdu and other cities in China.

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Fußnoten
1
The electricity generated by landfill plant and waste to energy plants is the net electricity output to the power grid, which had deducted the energy consumption for the operation of the treatment plant, leachate treatment, treatment process, etc.
 
2
The assumption about the increase in collected recyclables, compost production, and electricity generation is based on the existing collection and production efficiency.
 
3
Electricity consumption of MSW landfilling is not calculated in the case of the landfill plant equipped with the landfill gas utilization facility, as the produced electricity is the net electricity output to the power grid.
 
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Metadaten
Titel
Mitigating greenhouse gas emissions of municipal solid waste management system: case study of Chengdu, China
verfasst von
Sen Miao
Publikationsdatum
03.01.2021
Verlag
Springer Japan
Erschienen in
Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management / Ausgabe 2/2021
Print ISSN: 1438-4957
Elektronische ISSN: 1611-8227
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-020-01150-y

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