scholarly journals Proposal for the Location of a Municipal Solid Waste Management Facility for a Metropolitan Region

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 164-188
Author(s):  
Diogo Appel Colvero ◽  
Ana Paula Gomes ◽  
Luís António Tarelho ◽  
Manuel Arlindo Amador de Matos ◽  
Anny Kariny Feitosa
Keyword(s):  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Mass Point ◽  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Transport Costs ◽  
Msw Management ◽  
Waste Transfer ◽  
Transfer Stations

Only 16 of the 246 municipalities of Goiás State, Brazil, dispose their municipal solid waste (MSW) in licensed landfills. Therefore, this study proposes the host municipality (HM) of the future shared MSW management facility (MSWMF), serving the Metropolitana de Goiânia (MGyn) microregion. First, the potential areas to construct MSW final disposal facilities (landfills) were identified. Subsequently, using mass point geometry, the HM of the proposed MSWMF for MGyn was defined. The results show that only 19.4% of the area of the studied municipalities is available or subject to approval for landfill construction. The HM will be Aparecida de Goiânia, which will process most of the MSW and send the rejects of treated MSW to the landfill that will be established in the neighboring municipality of Hidrolândia. Additionally, this MSWMF will serve 19 municipalities and will have nine waste transfer stations that will receive waste from 17 municipalities, to minimize MSW transport costs.

Sustainability indicators for municipal solid waste management: A case study of the Recife Metropolitan Region, Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (12) ◽  
pp. 1450-1454
Author(s):  
J F T Jucá ◽  
K R M Barbosa ◽  
M C Sobral
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Sustainability Indicators ◽  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Household Waste ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Msw Management ◽  
Social Environmental

Municipal solid waste (MSW) management in Brazil faces major challenges in order to meet the requirements proposed by the National Solid Waste Policy, which has been in force since 2010 and complicates decision-making, especially in small municipalities. In this context, sustainability indicators are important support tools that help in setting out performance actions for municipal sustainable development. The main objective of this article is to evaluate the four sustainability dimensions (social, environmental, economic, and legal/institutional) using sustainability indicators for MSW management in the Recife Metropolitan Region (RMR) in Northeast Brazil. To do this, the progress of the region was evaluated against the principal goals and guidelines proposed by solid waste plans and by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. It was found that some progress has been achieved in recent years, such as the closure of dumps, a reduction of the per capita MSW mass collected, and an increase in the coverage rate for solid household waste collection. However, selective collection and financial autonomy still fall well short of the region’s goals. According to the results of this study, municipalities in the RMR require more environmental education and joint actions involving government, the private sector, and the general population.

Using a Carbon Balance to Estimate Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Mitigation From Municipal Solid Waste Management

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Bahor ◽  
Keith Weitz ◽  
Andrew Szurgot
Keyword(s):  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Carbon Balance ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Msw Management ◽  
Alternative Approach ◽  
Changes Over Time

Municipal solid waste (MSW) management is internationally recognized for its potential to be both a source and mitigation technology for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Historically, GHG emission estimates have relied upon quantitative knowledge of various MSW components and their carbon contents, information normally presented in waste characterization studies. Aside from errors associated with such studies, existing data do not reflect changes over time or from location to location and are therefore limited in their utility for estimating GHG emissions and mitigation due to proposed projects. This paper presents an alternative approach to estimate GHG emissions and mitigation using the concept of a carbon balance, where key carbon quantities are determined from operational measurements at modern municipal waste combustors (MWCs).

The state of municipal solid waste management in Israel

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 527-534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shira Daskal ◽  
Ofira Ayalon ◽  
Mordechai Shechter
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Financial Incentives ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
The State ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Msw Management ◽  
Wide Range

Regulation is a key tool for implementing municipal solid waste (MSW) management strategies and plans. While local authorities in Israel are responsible for the storage, collection, and disposal of MSW, Israel’s Ministry of Environmental Protection (MoEP) is responsible for the formulation and implementation of waste management policies and legislation. For the past 12 years, about 80% of the MSW in Israel has been landfilled and recycling rates have not increased, despite regulations. This paper presents the state of MSW management in Israel in light of the MoEP’s strategic goal of landfilling reduction, the regulations and legislation designed and implemented for achieving this goal, and the ensuing results. Among other things, the results indicate the importance of monitoring and assessing policy and regulations to examine whether regulation is in fact effective and whether it keeps track of its own targets and goals or not. It is also concluded that even when there is an extensive regulation that includes a wide range of laws, economic penalties and financial incentives (such as landfill levy and financing of MSW separation at source arrangements), this does not guarantee proper treatment or even an improvement in waste management. The key to success is first and foremost a suitable infrastructure that will enable achievement of the desired results.

scholarly journals Environmental assessment of the state of municipal solid waste management in the city of Uman

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (98) ◽  
pp. 104-111
Author(s):  
A. V. Balabak ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Anaerobic Fermentation ◽  
Municipal Waste ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Residential Sector ◽  
Msw Management ◽  
The City

The study of municipal solid waste management was carried out on the example of the city of Uman, the features of the municipal waste collection were considered. One of the promising utilization methods of the municipal waste organic component is proposed — anaerobic fermentation with subsequent composting of the resulting products. Urban population growth, industrialization, urbanization and economic prosperity lead to an increase in municipal solid waste (MSW). The aim of the work was to consider the characteristics of municipal solid waste management using the example of the city of Uman; inspect the features of collecting municipal waste; consider a separate collection system; identify problems and possible solutions. According to the statistics of Uman city council, 73-75 tons of municipal waste per day are delivered to the landfill. The control is carried out on the composition of the waste entering the landfill. Sorting takes place using a sorting line, which was put into operation in October 2016. Removal of municipal solid waste from the residential sector is carried out according to the schedule. The waste from the private sector of the city is removed during the day. Transportation (transport) of municipal waste is carried out by specially equipped vehicles. On the plots of the private residential sector, the collection of municipal waste is carried out by containerless and container methods. The containerless method is used in those areas of private building, where the possibility of the garbage truck's driving and its maneuvering are limited. Analysis of the current state of municipal solid waste management in the city of Uman showed that the main reasons for the increase in the volume of environmental pollution due to municipal solid waste is the lack of a high-quality management system in the field of MSW management, and especially the outdated waste collection and transportation scheme. The state of MSW management does not meet modern requirements. At the landfill, as a result of the introduction of the technology for the production of biogas from municipal solid waste, it is possible to obtain marketable products — biogas and compost. The city can receive income from the use of biogas as an alternative source of energy for heating buildings or from its consuming by the population. For the city of Uman, the volume of biogas formation at the MSW landfill in 2018 would have amounted to 5,441,280 m3, and in 2019 – 5,424,930 m3.Thus, it is possible to obtain significant volumes of biogas for the production of both heat and electricity. As a result of the study, recommendations were developed to improve the system for collecting municipal waste in the city of Uman. One of the promising utilization methods of the municipal waste organic component in the city of Uman is anaerobic fermentation followed by composting of the resulting products.

scholarly journals DETERMINING OPTIMAL MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SCENARIO BASED ON BEST-WORST METHOD

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-161
Author(s):  
Zhiwei Li ◽  
Xiaoping Jia ◽  
Haibo Jin ◽  
Lei Ma ◽  
Chunhua Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Linear Model ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Management Scenarios ◽  
Interval Model ◽  
Msw Management ◽  
Best Worst Method

Municipal solid waste (MSW) management is one of the most important issues in urban environments, especially in developing countries. In this work, a comprehensive assessment framework for MSW management is proposed to evaluate and screen the optimal scenario. The best-worst method (BWM) is utilized to determine the optimal weight of each criterion for each disposal scenario. However, the original BWM model is difficult to be solved globally. A linear model is presented to solve the model and an interval model is employed to verify the optimality of the linear model. The results indicate that the results of the linear model and interval model are consistent. A case study of MSW disposal in Qingdao City is used to demonstrate the application of the proposed method. The results indicate that a combination of landfilling, incineration technology with energy recovery facility is preferred for the current MSW management in Qingdao from the chosen criteria. The framework proposed in this work can be assisted to help the decision-makers to identify the priority sequence of MSW management scenarios.

scholarly journals An Audit of Municipal Solid Waste Management in a Mega-City (East Delhi): Challenges and Opportunities

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 1329-1335
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Msw Management ◽  
Collection Practices ◽  
The City

Municipal Solid waste management in developing countries is a gigantic task and its improper management can lead to severe environmental concerns and immense economic loss. However, many urban local bodies are not fully aware of the existing gaps in infrastructure and MSW management services that should be provided to make the system run efficiently and ensuring compliance to the national rules for waste management.The scale of the problem is huge as the reported annual MSW generation in India is about 58.87 Million tonnes (2016-2018) with an estimated annual increase of about 5%.We all know thatinadequate collection of municipal solid waste results in local and global environmental problems, including air pollution (local health and global climate change) and water pollution (local water bodies and marine litter). The Solid Waste Management Rules of 2016 issued by the Government of India requires source segregation and collection; and identifies specific roles and responsibilities for stakeholders, including waste generators, collectors, and local government. The main objectives of the study were to conduct a gap analysis of the existing municipal waste management system in East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) area and to assist in ensuring proper implementation of Solid Waste Management Rules 2016.This paper presents the relevant national rules and the current collection practices in East Delhi based on the results of a recent survey of waste management practices. The survey revealed that much of the waste was not segregated, and found that lack of awareness, infrastructure, monitoring, incentives and penalties were the primary reasons for inadequate collection practices in the city. Door-to-door campaigns, television advertisements, and penalties for noncompliance were identified as some of the key measures to improve segregation and collection.The methodology used for the study was a mix of primary and secondary research tools like, transect walks, personal interviews with stakeholders, focus group discussions and literature review; in sample wards of the city to ensure a 90% confidence level. Such a study shall beuseful for other developing countries to help identify priority areas of action and achieve sustainable MSW management.

ANALYSIS OF THE SYSTEM OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN IVANO-FRANKIVSK REGION (UKRAINE)

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 39-47
Author(s):  
Maksym Karpash ◽  
◽  
Artur Voronych ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Thermal Conversion ◽  
City Council ◽  
Border Region ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Msw Management ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Conversion Technologies

In the course of the implementation of the project funded by Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine ENI Cross border Cooperation Program 2014-2020: Energy Recovery from Municipal Solid Waste by Thermal Conversion Technologies in Cross-border Region HUSKROUA / 1702 / 6.1 / 0015 the analysis of the system of MSW management in Ivano-Frankivsk region and the city of Ivano-Frankivsk was carried out. The volumes of formation and morphological composition of solid waste at the MSW landfill in the village of Rybne, which receives municipal solid waste from the settlements of Ivano-Frankivsk City Council, settlements of Tysmenytsia, Nadvirna, Kosiv, Kolomyia districts have been defined. The main directions of improving the current situation in the field of MSW management have been identified on the example of Ivano-Frankivsk region.

Municipal Solid Waste Management in Malaysia: Current Practices, Challenges and Prospects

2013 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd Dinie Muhaimin Samsudin ◽  
Mashitah Mat Don
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Solid Wastes ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Wastes ◽  
Msw Management ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current Practices

Over the past decade, generation of municipal solid wastes (MSW) in Malaysia has increased more than 91%. However, MSW management in Malaysia can be considered relatively poor and disorganised. The most preferred of MSW disposal method in Malaysia is through landfilling due to several factors. This method is not sustainable and brings a lot of problems. This paper reviews the characteristics of Malaysian MSW, reports the current practices of MSW management, and provides some suggestions to improve MSW management system in Malaysia.

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