This paper develops a method to analyze municipal solid waste management systems
(MSWMS) that integrates environmental and economic indicators using Life Cycle …

This paper aims to investigate sustainable waste management solutions for the city of Rio de
Janeiro in Brazil, based on a life cycle approach. The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) was …

A crucial first step in transforming problematic waste management into sustainable
integrated systems is comprehensive planning and analysis of environmental and socio …

A sustainable municipal solid waste management (MSWM) system is recognized by Agenda
21 as an opportunity for cities for creating decent jobs, raising incentives for responsible …

Due to the lack of appropriate policies in the last decades, 60% of Brazilian cities still dump
their waste in non-regulated landfills (the remaining ones dump their trash in regulated …

Life cycle assessment (LCA) was used to evaluate and compare three different categories of
management systems for municipal solid waste (MSW) in Brazil:(1) mixed waste direct …

Landfill disposal has thus far been the predominant treatment method for municipal solid
waste (MSW) throughout Brazil, including São Paulo city. Environmentally sustainable …

The objective of this study was to develop an aggregate indicator to assess the
environmental impact of municipal solid waste management in the small municipalities of …

The life cycle assessment (LCA) of municipal solid waste (MSW) systems in developing
countries is a matter of research. Obtain reliable results is challenging since field data and …

Increasing public attention has been brought to bear on the environmental impacts of
municipal solid waste (MSW) management in Macau, due to the continually increasing …