Cost—benefit analysis of the municipal solid waste collection system in Yangon, Myanmar

The efficient management of waste is important in order to reduce negative externalities, such as air, water and soil pollution. A major challenge is the increasing amount of municipal solid waste (MSW) produced by households. Municipalities around the world have implemented pay-as-you-throw (PAYT) schemes in order to incentivise the reduction of MSW. Although the literature has shown that these financial incentive schemes are often effective, they are criticised in practice for raising costs to society. This paper aims to assess whether or not this criticism is correct. A social cost-benefit analysis was conducted in order to take into account economic, environmental and social costs and benefits. Our results show that PAYT schemes reduce overall social costs and therefore positively contribute to the social efficiency of a municipality. The above criticism is not supported by empirical evidence, but in practice forms a barrier to the implementation of PAYT schemes. In order to remove this barrier, we encourage the readers of JEAPM to disseminate our findings to a wider audience.

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Fuel-related Emissions from the Croatian Municipal Solid Waste Collection System in 2013: Mixed Municipal Waste

Kemija u industriji ◽

10.15255/kui.2017.011 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 67 (1-2) ◽

pp. 49-66

Author(s):

Anamarija Grbeš ◽

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Ilijana Ljubić ◽

Želimir Veinović ◽

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Keyword(s):

Municipal Solid Waste ◽

Solid Waste ◽

Municipal Waste ◽

Waste Collection ◽

Collection System ◽

Solid Waste Collection

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Household Generated Solid Waste Collection System Management Using Arcgis: a Case of Jimma Town, Southwestern Ethiopia

The Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management ◽

10.5276/jswtm/2021.317 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 47 (2) ◽

pp. 317-323

Author(s):

Beekan Gurmessa Gudeta ◽

Fekadu Fufa Feyessa ◽

Wagari Mosisa Kitesa

Keyword(s):

Municipal Solid Waste ◽

Solid Waste ◽

Geographical Information ◽

Disposal Site ◽

Waste Collection ◽

Collection System ◽

Solid Waste Collection ◽

Dump Site ◽

The Town ◽

Jimma Town

Proper management of solid waste collection is one of the challenges in the urban areas of developing countries like Jimma town. Therefore, this study aims to assess the municipal solid waste collection system in Jimma town using geographical information system, GIS, techniques. Data used were digital elivation model, DEM, river shapefile, and coordinates of the locations of municipal solid waste, MSW, collection containers and open disposal site. Distances of the locations of existing MSW collection bins from the surface water, the contour lines and flow directions of areas around the existing Qofe Open Dump Site were evaluated. The findings of the study indicate that there was one waste container that was allocated in a 20 m buffer distance from the river. The solid waste collection bins in the town were not evenly allocated. The allocated waste collection containers covered only 12.32% of the total area of the town. There were about 34(51.52%) shortage of MSW collection bins in the town. The municipality should transfer collection bins placed in the river buffer zone of 20 m to other suitable locations. Unserved areas of the town should have waste collection containers after further detail investigation. Water sources near the open disposal site need to be regularly monitored for quality degradation.

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Cost–benefit analysis of landfill system with gas recovery for municipal solid waste management: a case study

International Journal of Environmental Studies ◽

10.1080/0020723042000271677 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 61 (6) ◽

pp. 637-650 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

SUNIL KUMAR ◽

VIJAY GAWAIKAR ◽

S.A. GAIKWAD ◽

SOMNATH MUKHERJEE

Keyword(s):

Waste Management ◽

Municipal Solid Waste ◽

Solid Waste ◽

Solid Waste Management ◽

Cost Benefit Analysis ◽

Cost Benefit ◽

Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽

Benefit Analysis ◽

Gas Recovery

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Design of a Municipal Solid Waste Collection System in Situations with a Lack of Resources: Nikki (Benin), a Case in Africa

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13041785 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (4) ◽

pp. 1785

Author(s):

Mar Carlos-Alberola ◽

Antonio Gallardo Izquierdo ◽

Francisco J. Colomer-Mendoza ◽

Esther Barreda-Albert

Keyword(s):

Municipal Solid Waste ◽

Solid Waste ◽

Low Income ◽

Management Practices ◽

Waste Collection ◽

Collection System ◽

Solid Waste Collection ◽

Waste Management Practices ◽

The Town

Waste collection is one of the most important public services in a town. However, waste collection has not been effectively implemented in some places due to the lack of economic and management resources. The waste is placed in inappropriate sites with the consequent risks of pollution and unhealthy conditions for the inhabitants. Therefore, establishing a municipal solid waste collection plan can be complicated. The methodologies and techniques that work in countries with medium and high income levels cannot be extrapolated to others with low income level because the boundary conditions are widely different. The aim of this paper is to design a municipal solid waste collection system adapted to this type of situation where not much money can be invested and where data are limited. In these cases, municipalities need to use their existing resources effectively. This paper offers a methodology for these cases as well as a case study. The first step was to gather information about the type and amount of waste generated and the characteristics of the town. The second step was to propose the location of the bins and, finally, the waste collection routes. With all these data, the technical and human resources were set. The methodology used was validated in a real case, the town of Nikki (Benin) in Africa. The collection of three waste fractions was designed with the actual resources of the city in order to offer a realistic implementation. Similar situations can be found around the world, and this case study can be used as an example to improve the waste management practices in some places with low resources.

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