Selective Collection Quality Index for Municipal Solid Waste Management

Trentino (an Italian Province located in the northern part of the country) is equipped with a management system of municipal solid waste collection at the forefront. Among the most positive aspects, there is a great ability for waste separation at the source and a consequent low production of residual municipal solid waste for disposal. Latest data show a gross efficiency of selective collection that has recently reached 80%, one of the highest values in Italy. This study analyzed the “Trentino system” to identify the main elements that have been at the base of the current efficient model. This provided an opportunity to propose a selective collection quality index (SCQI), including collection efficiency for each fraction, method of collection, quality of the collected materials, presence of the punctual tariff and tourist incidence. A period relevant for the transition of the collection system to the recent one was chosen for the demonstrative adoption of the proposed indicators in order to determine the potential of the index adoption. Results of the analysis of this case study were obtained in a quantitative form thanks to the sub-parameters that characterize the proposed index. This allowed selected collection decision makers to focus intently on a territory to find criticalities to be solved. For instance, the use of the index and its sub-indicators in the case of Trentino identified and comparatively quantified the local problems resulting from the presence of a large museum in a small town, tourism peaks in some valleys, and a delay in the punctual tariff adoption. The index has been proposed with the aim to make available an integrated tool to analyze other areas in Italy and abroad.

Download Full-text

Determinants of municipal solid waste management in Portugal

Revista Brasileira de Planejamento e Desenvolvimento ◽

10.3895/rbpd.v4n2.3562 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 3

Author(s):

Ana Luísa Mota Freitas ◽

Francisco Vitorino Martins ◽

Elizabeth Real de Oliveira

Keyword(s):

Waste Management ◽

Municipal Solid Waste ◽

Solid Waste ◽

Solid Waste Management ◽

Sociodemographic Factors ◽

Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽

Waste Collection ◽

Behavioural Factors ◽

Selective Collection ◽

Collection Programs

Municipal solid waste management has been a topic of interest of several authors over time, in particular the implementation and maintenance of waste collection programmes. Initially, pioneering studies focused on the economic aspects of the provided services. However, many authors later argued the costs of providing solid waste collection services should also be influenced by socio-economic and behavioural factors, exogenous to the municipalities. The present study will be developed in this context, looking, more broadly, to explain the factors influencing the decision-making of the Portuguese municipalities in implementing and maintaining programs of selective collection of solid waste, considering the economic, financial, technological and sociodemographic factors. The results show that, indeed as presented by several authors before, economic factors aren’t the only determinants that influence municipal costs concerning these services, as demographic, geographic and technological factors must be taken into account. Moreover, the enforced legislation also impacts the municipal costs due to municipalities being obliged to contribute to the success of these collection programs in order to fulfil the waste recovery targets. This implies that the costs of these services and the inherent infrastructures are usually financed by its citizens in the form of utilization taxes and also the state.

Download Full-text

The effect of the waste separation policy in municipal solid waste management using the system dynamic approach

International Journal of Environmental Health Engineering ◽

10.4103/2277-9183.94389 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 5 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

AhmadJamshidi Zanjani ◽

Behdad kiani ◽

Mohsen Saeedi ◽

Ali Vosoogh

Keyword(s):

Waste Management ◽

Municipal Solid Waste ◽

Solid Waste ◽

Solid Waste Management ◽

System Dynamic ◽

Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽

Dynamic Approach ◽

Waste Separation

Download Full-text

Attitude towards the incorporation of the selective collection of biowaste in a municipal solid waste management system. A case study

Waste Management ◽

10.1016/j.wasman.2014.08.023 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 34 (12) ◽

pp. 2434-2444 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

D. Bernad-Beltrán ◽

A. Simó ◽

M.D. Bovea

Keyword(s):

Waste Management ◽

Municipal Solid Waste ◽

Solid Waste ◽

Management System ◽

Solid Waste Management ◽

Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽

System A ◽

Selective Collection ◽

Solid Waste Management System

Download Full-text

The Study of Quantity Change and Composition Variations of Municipal Solid Waste in Sareyn as a Touristic City to Improve Municipal Solid Waste Management

The Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management ◽

10.5276/jswtm/2019.287 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 45 (3) ◽

pp. 287-293

Author(s):

Rouhullah Dehghani ◽

Morteza Aalighadri ◽

Gholam Reza Mostafaii ◽

Gholamreza Hoseindoost ◽

Seyedmahdi Takhtfiroozeh ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Waste Management ◽

Municipal Solid Waste ◽

Solid Waste ◽

Solid Waste Management ◽

Waste Reduction ◽

Physical Analysis ◽

Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Essential Information ◽

Waste Separation

Background and Objectives. Investigating the amount and composition of municipal solid waste components, as an essential information, is required to design, operate and optimize the municipal solid waste management systems. The ultimate goal of this research is to explore the quantity change and physical variations of Sareyn municipal solid waste. Materials and Methods: This study was descriptive-cross sectional, conducted. Sampling was simple random and physical analysis was conducted according to the ASTM standard of MSW. Total of 28 samples were taken from the trucks brought to the landfill site. Results: The average amount of MSW production in Sareyn is 19.1 tons each day while the highest amount in summer is 35.1 and the lowest in winter is 10.46. The density of Sareyn MSW in the autumn is in the highest value and in the summer is in the lowest value equal to 386.1 and 349.1 kg / m3 respectively. The putrescible materials; 65.66 percent, have the highest amount, and the rest of the components consisting of plastics, rubbish and trash, paper and paperboard, wood, glass, textiles and metals, respectively. Conclusion: According to the conditions of Sareyn touristic city and in order to provide the required health care, it is necessary to review and plan a proper Municipal Solid Waste Management System, increase the number of collections of MSW during peak periods, locate a new place for landfill, and educate the citizens about the waste reduction and waste separation at the source.

Download Full-text