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The contribution of waste management to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions with applications in the city of Bucharest

Elena Sandulescu

University ‘Politehnica’ in Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania, e_sandulescu{at}rectorat.pub.ro

Waste management is a key process to protect the environment and conserve resources. The contribution of appropriate waste management measures to the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the city of Bucharest was studied. An analysis of the distribution of waste flows into various treatment options was conducted using the material flows and stocks analysis (MFSA). An optimum scenario (i.e. municipal solid waste stream managed as: recycling of recoverable materials, 8%; incineration of combustibles, 60%; landfilling of non-combustibles, 32%) was modelled to represent the future waste management in Bucharest with regard to its relevance towards the potential for GHG reduction. The results indicate that it can contribute by 5.5% to the reduction of the total amount of GHGs emitted from Bucharest.

Key Words: Greenhouse gas (methane carbon dioxide) emissions and substitutions • emission reduction potential • solid waste management technologies • waste balance • optimized scenario • wmr 709-1

Waste Management & Research, Vol. 22, No. 6, 413-426 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X04048519
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