Material flow analysis and life cycle assessment of solid waste management in urban green areas, Thailand

Sustainable Environment Research

Indika Thushari¹  Juckrit Vicheanteab¹  Dao Janjaroen¹ 

[1] Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University;

关键词: Solid waste management;    Global warming potential;    Urban green areas;    Material flow analysis;    Life cycle assessment;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s42834-020-00057-5

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract This study presents solid waste management planning in an urban green area, Bangkok, Thailand based on the material flow analysis (MFA) and life cycle assessment (LCA). Global warming potential (GWP) of four scenarios for handling solid waste generated in Chulalongkorn University Centenary Park, 2018 was assessed concerning the different ratios of waste recycling, composting, incineration, and landfilling. The results show that alternative systems proposed will result in lower GWP than the existing waste management strategy. The MFA results reveal that the final weights of solid waste ending up in a landfill are 98.8, 101.9, 68.2, and 44.8 t yr− 1 for scenarios 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively. Increased rates of landfill diversion by increased recycling, composting, and incineration decreased the quantity of solid waste disposed to the landfill and improved the environmental profile of the park waste management system. The LCA results found landfilling to be the dominant source of greenhouse gas (GHG) burdens, while waste recycling was found to result in the reduction of GHG. The results highlight that the use of MFA and LCA as a combined tool to evaluate the environmental performance of solid waste management systems provides valuable information for policy and decision-makers.

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