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Waste Management & Research, Vol. 24, No. 1, 27-36 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X06062347

An assessment of the current and future options for domestic waste management in Kaunas, Lithuania

Andreas Wade

Hindenburgst. 2, 21335 Lueneburg Germany

Gintaras Denafas

Department of Environmental Engineering, Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania, gintaras.denafas{at}ktu.lt

Viktoras Racys

Department of Environmental Engineering, Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania

Ingrida Rimaityte

Department of Environmental Engineering, Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania

Renata Povilaityte

Department of Environmental Engineering, Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania

The main purpose of this study was to carry out a retrospective analysis of solid waste generation in Kaunas city from 1994 to 2003 and to calculate the theoretical waste generation in the future. This paper also presents measurements of the annual variations of waste amounts and calculations on a theoretical waste incineration facility. Two waste treatment scenarios were considered.

•Scenario A: waste deposit at the landfill with ‘implementation of domestic waste separation and recycling’.

•Scenario B: waste removal to a landfill with ‘multi-treatment: household separation, recycling and energetic recovery’.

Three levels of waste treatment were proposed. The first level was implementation of the recycling system, which included household waste separation. The next step involved mechanical-biological treatment. The third level was the construction and operation of a new waste incineration plant in Kaunas. Two sites in Kaunas city were proposed; however, more detailed analysis, including the economic factors, will need to be done.

Key Words: Domestic waste • recycling • recovery • mechanical-biological treatment • incineration • wmr 862-3

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