scholarly journals Environmental impact assessment of municipal solid waste management incorporating mechanical treatment of waste and incineration in Hangzhou, China

2017 ◽  
Vol 141 ◽  
pp. 453-461 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jouni Havukainen ◽  
Mingxiu Zhan ◽  
Jun Dong ◽  
Miia Liikanen ◽  
Ivan Deviatkin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessment ◽  
Mechanical Treatment ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management

A Study on Environmental Impact of MSW Landfill Site of Two Different Regimes

2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-114
Author(s):  
Rubina Chaudhary ◽  
Shukti Singh ◽  
Nighat Gani
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Dump Site ◽  
Significant Difference

This paper assessed an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for Municipal Solid waste landfill sites of two different regimes. The study deals with two sites of entirely different geographical areas and waste generation pattern. India enforced Municipal Solid Waste Management and Handling rules,2000 and its subsequent amendments for all the cities and towns having entirely physical and climatically different conditions for solid waste management. Still, MSW dumped in open places without any treatment results in severe environmental impacts in and around the surrounding areas, making it essential to assess its impact. Quantitative assessment of ground water, soil and air quality was determined. Whereas in this study, we used Rapid Impact Assessment Matrix (RIAM), because all the components and parameters can easily be integrated into one platform, applying the criteria that were considered to be the most significant in the evaluated cases to compare the environmental and social impact of the two MSW dump site. The RIAM results revealed that the method could be used for comparison and ranking of separate and distinct areas, based on their negative or positive impact. No significant difference was observed in the scoring of the two sites, i.e.the Indore city landfill obtained slightly more negative scoring (100%) than Srinagar landfill (96.6%). The decomposition of waste seems to be more in Indore than in Srinagar due to cold climatic zone. The paper reveals the adverse impact of dump sites on the nearby areas in both the regions.

Environmental impact assessment of solid waste management in Beijing City, China

2011 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 793-799 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Zhao ◽  
Thomas H. Christensen ◽  
Wenjing Lu ◽  
Huayong Wu ◽  
Hongtao Wang
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessment ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Beijing City

scholarly journals Life Cycle Impact Assessment of Garbage-Classification Based Municipal Solid Waste Management Systems: A Comparative Case Study in China

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (15) ◽  
pp. 5310
Author(s):  
Yujun Yuan ◽  
Tong Li ◽  
Qiang Zhai
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Uncertainty Analysis ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Life Cycle Impact Assessment ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Life Cycle Impact

Confronted with a series of problems caused by surging generation of municipal solid waste (MSW), the Chinese central and local governments have promulgated and implemented policies to deal with them, including promotions of the classification of MSW. However, to date, practical knowledge and understanding about benefits for garbage classification from its environmental performance perspective is still limited. The present study is purposed to comprehensively investigate the environmental effects of garbage classification on municipal solid waste management (MSWM) systems based on three proposed garbage classification scenarios in China, via a comparative life cycle impact assessment (LCIA). Taking advantage of Impact Assessment of Chemical Toxics (IMPACT) 2002+ method, this comparative LCIA study can quantitatively evaluate midpoint, endpoint, and single scored life cycle impacts for the studied MSWM systems. A Monte Carlo uncertainty analysis is carried out to test the effectiveness and reliabilities of the LCIA results. The LCIA and uncertainty analysis results show that MSWM systems based on various garbage classification scenarios have significant variations in the studied midpoint, endpoint, and single scored environmental impacts. Different garbage classification scenarios have their individual environmental-friendly superiority for specific impact categories. Overall, results of this study demonstrate that MSW treatment systems integrated with garbage classification are more environmentally friendly by comparison with non-classification; and that the more elaborate the level of MSW classification, the smaller its impacts on the environment.

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