scholarly journals Solid Waste Management Key Indicator Development for Hotels: A Tunisian Case Study Analysis

Recycling ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wassim Chaabane ◽  
Abdallah Nassour ◽  
Michael Nelles
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Social Indicators ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Private Companies ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Key Indicator ◽  
Indicator Development

The main objective of this research was to provide suitable technical, organizational, financial, legal, and social indicators for solid waste management (SWM) systems, which can be used to diagnose the current situation faced by tourist destinations (TD) in Tunisia. To this end, 33 interviews and field visits to hotels in Tunisia were carried out. Specifically, the study covers tourist municipalities, private companies, and environment and tourism authorities. A characterization analysis and a quantification of the solid waste (SW) generated by hotels were also performed. It was found that hotels generate large amounts of mixed SW, especially during the summer period. It represents, for example, 45.5% of the total SW generated per year in Hammamet, and can reach 54.2% during the summer. The interviews indicated that 83% of the hotels collect mixed waste, which is then sent to landfills. The characterization of the SW shows that hotels generate about 58% organic waste, and a minimum of 36% of recyclable waste could be valorized. From a financial point of view, the results indicated that the collected taxes from hotels do not cover the municipalities’ expenses. The findings of the research reported in this paper can be used as a decision-making support.

scholarly journals EVALUATING GLOBAL MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT EFFICIENCY FROM A CIRCULAR ECONOMY POINT OF VIEW

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
ELENA CRISTINA RADA ◽  
ATHANASIA TOLKOU ◽  
IOANNIS KATSOYIANNIS ◽  
ELENA MAGARIL ◽  
ANDREY KISELEV ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Management Efficiency

scholarly journals The STUDY OF SOLID WASTE AND ANALYSIS OF LOCAL PARTICIPATION IN LARANTUKA CITY OF EAST FLORES REGENCY

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 148
Author(s):  
Ajeng Anandra ◽  
I Wayan Suarna ◽  
Made Sudarma
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Neighbourhood Environment ◽  
Private Companies ◽  
Local Participation ◽  
The People ◽  
Natural Beauty ◽  
Waste Mangement ◽  
The Moment

Larantuka is the capital of East Flores Regency, which  located in the most eastern part of Flores island and wellknown for its natural beauty. Despite  the tourism potentiontial, the development of infrastructure is not sufficient, especially in solid waste management. Larantuka city itself doesn’t have  a proper sanitary landfill facility, no recycle center and dizorganized management. This situation can be harmful for environment and the natural beauty of East Flores. The purpose of this study is to understand the waste management situation at the moment in East Flores District, how much waste that is produce everyday by all the activities and also the willingness of the people of  Larantuka to participate in waste management. The result of this study shown that 60 % of the resident in Larantuka is dissatisfied of their neighbourhood environment because of the lack of waste mangement. The result of the survey Larantuka produce  is 98 m3 per day, that consist of 60 m3 of organic matters, 17 m3 of plastic, and 15,3m3 of paper and others. Reduce, Reuse and Recycle are one of solution from this problems, but it needs cooperation between the residence, government and even private companies. Based on the  questionaire 57 % of the residence in East Flores still does not understand what 3R or Reduce, Reuse and Recycle as a solution to overcome the problem. Keywords : Community participation; Solid waste; Larantuka;  3R

scholarly journals Efficient Resource Recovery Options from Municipal Solid Waste: Case Study of Patna, India

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Herambprasad Gandhe ◽  
Awkash Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Energy Content ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Chemical Compositions ◽  
Efficient Resource ◽  
Recovery Resources

Solid waste management is one of the biggest issues in India as well as in the world. The generation of solid waste should be estimated for proper management of municipal solid waste (MSW) of the cities.The segregation, collection, transportation and disposal of municipal solid waste (MSW) are currently done in very unscientific and causal way in India and in many other developing countries. This creates problem for environment in terms of water, air and odour pollution. In this study, municipal solid waste has been estimated for Patna city and management has been carried out from the point of view of the recovery resources. The components of MSW have been estimated and based on that, moisture, density and energy content have been quantified. Afterwards, chemical compositions have been calculated and chemical formula has been made for MSW. This composition can help to estimate requirement of oxygen to degrade MSW and recovery of methane and carbon dioxide from MSW. Generally, landfill for solid waste management is planned for fifteen years or more than that. It is carried out in several parts or layers which take many years. In this paper, the calculation of energy content, requirement of oxygen to degrade MSW and recovery of methane, carbon dioxide from MSW have been carried out for a year which can be done for whole landfill period.

scholarly journals Utilizando el análisis de ciclo de vida para el manejo sostenible de los residuos sólidos en Bogotá

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Gómez
Keyword(s):  
Global Warming ◽  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Landfill Gas ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Integrated Solid Waste Management ◽  
The Impact

ONTARE. REVISTA DE INVESTIGACIÓN DE LA FACULTAD DE INGENIERÍAEste artículo abarca dos estrategias diferentes para que una ciudad como Bogotá, logre el manejo sostenible integral de residuos sólidos. No es un estado fácil de lograr, debido a que requiere tener en consideración condiciones ambientales, sociales y económicas. El Análisis del Ciclo de Vida (ACV) funciona como una herramienta para guiar a las personas que toman decisiones hacia una solución sostenible. El ACV se utilizó para analizar el manejo de los residuos sólidos en Bogotá y se presentan dos escenarios específicos: la destrucción térmica del biogás del relleno sanitario y la introducción de un nuevo esquema de reciclaje basado en la separación desde la fuente. Los resultados del análisis realizado por Gómez (2004), muestran que aunque el potencial de calentamiento global se debe al impacto del biogás emitido, la toxicidad persistente es ocasionada en mayor grado, por la perspectiva de la sostenibilidad. Para el caso del esquema de reciclaje, los resultados muestran que los recuperadores o recicladores, necesitan participar activamente en el nuevo esquema, con el fin de reducir los posibles impactos y mejorar la aceptación social del proyecto.  ABSTRACT  This article looks upon two different strategies for a city like Bogotá to achieve Sustainable integrated solid waste management. This is not an easy state to achieve, since it requires taking into consideration environmental, social and economical conditions. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) works as a tool for decision-makers to guide them to a sustainable solution. LCA was used to analyse solid waste management in Bogotá and two specific scenarios are presented, landfill gas flaring and the introduction of a new recycling scheme based on source separation. The results of the assessment done by Gomez (2004) show that although the Global Warming Potential is a very important impact from the emitted gas, Persistent Toxicity is the impact with the highest relevance and importance from the sustainability point of view. In the case of the recycling scheme, the results point out that scavengers need to participate in the new scheme in order to reduce the possible impacts and improve the acceptability of the project. 

scholarly journals Systems analysis of municipal solid waste management and recycling system in east Africa: benchmarking performance in Kigali city, Rwanda

2019 ◽  
Vol 80 ◽  
pp. 03004
Author(s):  
Telesphore Kabera ◽  
Honorine Nishimwe
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Systems Analysis ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Private Companies ◽  
Recycling System ◽  
The City

This study assessed the current status of solid waste management (SWM) in the City of Kigali (CoK), the capital city of Rwanda. This assessment was done using systems analysis methodology of “wasteaware” benchmark indicators for integrated sustainable waste management in cities. This method of assessing helps to assess the Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM) in a city according to its physical components and governance features. Data were collected during a 6-month period from May to October 2017, but verification took other four months (Up to February 2018). Data were obtained from official reports, legal documents, and interviews with key personnel and operators and also from official and unofficial dumpsites visits. In CoK, approximately 232,870 tons of MSW is generated per year, MSW collection and transportation is done by private companies but the only dumpsite present in Kigali is fully controlled by the City of Kigali. Residents pay waste collectors according to their social classes and their locations. There is no official recycling system; recycling activities are informally performed by private companies and some wastes, like plastic bottles, are taken to Uganda and Tanzania to be recycled. This study found that the recycling rate was 10% contrarily to the 2% which is recorded by official sources. This study has contributed by filling the gap in literature on waste management for the city of Kigali and it recommends that the Government represented by the CoK should do more in terms of investing in SWM and creating a relationship between private waste collectors and local communities, and the private sector should be mobilized to invest in SWM activities.

scholarly journals Technical and Environmental Comparison among Different Municipal Solid Waste Management Scenarios

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3167
Author(s):  
Deborah Panepinto ◽  
Mariachiara Zanetti
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Treatment ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Management Scenarios ◽  
Economic Point ◽  
Final Destination

In order to determine the optimal final destination of municipal solid waste, it is necessary to consider both monetary costs and environmental externalities, as well as the local availability of waste-processing industrial infrastructure. The paper examines the results obtained from a technical, economic, and environmental comparison between different scenarios for waste management: in particular, the solutions of gasification and pyrolysis were studied and, afterwards, were compared with direct combustion in incineration plant (from the point of view of the thermal treatment) and final disposal in landfill. In order to perform this analysis, 19 plants operating on full scale were analyzed. The comparison took into account environmental, energy, and economic aspects. From the environmental and energetical point of view, the tool of mass and energy balance was used to address some key environmental aspects. In particular, some indexes were defined in order to perform a comparison among the different analyzed solutions. As concerns the economic point of view, conventional economic criteria were considered. The analysis showed advantages for the examined thermal treatment solutions. The comparison methodology that has been defined can establish a more general useful approach in order to help the definition of the best solution for waste management planning.

scholarly journals Assessing the current status of rural domestic solid waste management in Nam Dinh province

2020 ◽  
Vol 61 (6) ◽  
pp. 82-89
Author(s):  
Thuy Thanh Thi Tran ◽  
Huy Khanh Pham ◽  
Hoa Mai Nguyen ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Total Solid ◽  
Combustion Method ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Average Amount ◽  
Private Companies ◽  
Domestic Solid Waste

The management, collection and treatment of domestic solid waste in rural areas are of great significance to reduce its amount generated to the environment. The study has determined that the total amount of rural domestic solid waste generated in Nam Dinh province is 660 tons/day with the average amount of 0.31 ÷ 0.35 kg/person/day and the collection rate is 87 % (about 575 tons/day). The amount of organic in the solid waste is about 60% of total solid waste. Currently, the solid waste is not separated at the source. Specifically, 47 % solid waste (about 112,968 tons/year) is treated by landfilling. Besides that, 43 % solid waste in this province is burned in the incinerator. In the areas where the collection conditions face difficulties, local people self-treat domestic solid waste at home by burning, burying, or composting it, which accounts for 10.0 % of the total amount. In this province, one of the well – known private companies, Tan Thien Phu has manufactured incinerators with the LOSHIHO brand having capacity up to 1,000 tons/day. Combustion method can be used at the sanitation landfill to reduce the volume of wastes brought to burial sites and limit the environmental pollution. Therefore, to achieve sustainable development in this province, it is necessary to improve solid waste management with solutions relating to the separation, collection, storage and treatment of domestic solid waste.

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