Issues and options in waste management: A social cost–benefit analysis of waste-to-energy in the UK

T Jamasb, R Nepal - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2010 - Elsevier
The growing stream of municipal solid waste (MSW) requires a sustainable waste
management strategy. At the same time, addressing climate change and security of energy …

Waste not, want not: the private and social costs of waste-to-energy production

ML Miranda, B Hale - Energy policy, 1997 - Elsevier
Communities, and whole countries, are considering implementing the quickly-evolving
technologies of waste-to-energy (WTE) production. Unlike other energy sources, waste-to …

Assessment of the greenhouse effect impact of technologies used for energy recovery from municipal waste: A case for England

A Papageorgiou, JR Barton, A Karagiannidis - Journal of environmental …, 2009 - Elsevier
Waste management activities contribute to global greenhouse gas emissions approximately
by 4%. In particular the disposal of waste in landfills generates methane that has high global …

Municipal waste management strategy review and waste-to-energy potentials in New Zealand

JF Perrot, A Subiantoro - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
Municipal waste management and Waste-to-Energy (WtE) potentials in New Zealand are
discussed. The existing main waste management strategy of New Zealand is to reduce …

Municipal solid waste-to-energy processing for a circular economy in New Zealand

MT Munir, A Mohaddespour, AT Nasr… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
For the success of waste-to-energy in New Zealand, waste-to-energy processing
technologies need to reduce their costs (eg capital and operational) by generating …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the environmental sustainability of energy recovery from municipal solid waste in the UK

HK Jeswani, A Azapagic - Waste Management, 2016 - Elsevier
Even though landfilling of waste is the least favourable option in the waste management
hierarchy, the majority of municipal solid waste (MSW) in many countries is still landfilled …

LCA of local strategies for energy recovery from waste in England, applied to a large municipal flow

S Tunesi - Waste Management, 2011 - Elsevier
An intense waste management (WM) planning activity is currently undergoing in England to
build the infrastructure necessary to treat residual wastes, increase recycling levels and the …

Wasting energy or energizing waste? The public acceptance of waste-to-energy technology

R Caferra, I D'Adamo, P Morone - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Waste-to-energy (WtE) plants are pivotal for the circular economy and sustainable
urban development. However, public acceptance is critical to their success, given …

Distributed or centralised energy-from-waste policy? Implications of technology and scale at municipal level

D Longden, J Brammer, L Bastin, N Cooper - Energy policy, 2007 - Elsevier
Energy-from-waste (EfW) policies can provide an essential part of landfill diversion and
climate change strategies. Many UK waste disposal authorities (WDAs) are currently …

An evaluation of the potential of waste to energy technologies for residual solid waste in New South Wales, Australia

B Dastjerdi, V Strezov, R Kumar, M Behnia - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The state of New South Wales (NSW) accommodates the largest population in
Australia and is responsible for more than one-third of all waste generated in the country. An …