Application of consequential lifecycle assessment modelling has gained increased interest in the area of solid waste management. In such assessments, identification of affected technologies and choices of system boundary ...

The environmental impacts from three management alternatives for organic fraction of municipal solid waste were compared using lifecycle assessment methodology. The alternatives (sanitary landfill, selective collection of ...

One of contemporary environmental issues refers to progressive and diverse generation of solid waste in urban areas or specific, and requires solutions because the traditional methods of treatment and disposal are ...

In Brazil, the largest share (51.4%) of municipal solid waste is composed of organic matter; however, composting is rarely used as a treatment technology. In 2008, only 3.8% of Brazilian municipalities had access to ...

O estudo apresenta as etapas de implantação e operação de uma coleta seletiva de resíduos sólidos não perigosos em um centro de ensino superior localizado em um campus universitário da área de saúde, para medir a quantidade ...

Brazil, one of the world's largest developing countries, has recently introduced a new solid waste management regulatory policy. This new regulatory policy will have implications for a wide variety of stakeholders and sets ...

In the first paper of this paper (Part I), conditions were presented for the gas cleaning technological route for environomic optimisation of a cogeneration system based in a thermal cycle with municipal solid waste ...

In the first paper of this paper (Part I), conditions were presented for the gas cleaning technological route for environomic optimisation of a cogeneration system based in a thermal cycle with municipal solid waste ...