A systematic review of life cycle assessment of solid waste management: methodological trends and prospects

KS Mulya, J Zhou, ZX Phuang, D Laner… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Solid waste disposal has led to increasing concerns over resource, health, and
environmental problems. These issues have been investigated using the Life Cycle …

Enhancing waste management strategies in Latin America under a holistic environmental assessment perspective: A review for policy support

M Margallo, K Ziegler-Rodriguez… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Waste remains a serious environmental and human health hazard in developing nations,
including those in Latin America and the Caribbean (LA&C). Despite important …

[HTML][HTML] From wastewater treatment to water resource recovery: Environmental and economic impacts of full-scale implementation

M Faragò, A Damgaard, JA Madsen, JK Andersen… - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
To reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote resource recovery, many wastewater
treatment operators are retrofitting existing plants to implement new technologies for energy …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental impacts of food waste: Learnings and challenges from a case study on UK

D Tonini, PF Albizzati, TF Astrup - Waste Management, 2018 - Elsevier
Food waste, particularly when avoidable, incurs loss of resources and considerable
environmental impacts due to the multiple processes involved in the life cycle. This study …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental and health impacts of using food waste as animal feed: a comparative analysis of food waste management options

R Salemdeeb, EKHJ Zu Ermgassen, MH Kim… - Journal of cleaner …, 2017 - Elsevier
The disposal of food waste is a large environmental problem. In the United Kingdom (UK),
approximately 15 million tonnes of food are wasted each year, mostly disposed of in landfill …

An integrated approach to establish e-waste management systems for developing countries

M Ikhlayel - Journal of cleaner production, 2018 - Elsevier
E-waste (also known as waste electrical and electronic equipment) is one of the fastest-
growing waste streams worldwide. Given this rapid growth, issues related to e-waste are a …

[HTML][HTML] Greenhouse gas emission factors for recycling of source-segregated waste materials

DA Turner, ID Williams, S Kemp - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2015 - Elsevier
A key challenge for the waste management sector is to maximise resource efficiency whilst
simultaneously reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. For stakeholders to better …

[HTML][HTML] Cradle-to-grave life cycle assessment of single-use cups made from PLA, PP and PET

C Moretti, L Hamelin, LG Jakobsen… - Resources …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polylactide (PLA) is both bio‐based and biodegradable and has therefore attracted
increased attention for single-use plastics applications. Under the context of the recent EU …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainability assessment of Construction and Demolition Waste management applied to an Italian case

S Iodice, E Garbarino, M Cerreta, D Tonini - Waste Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Construction and Demolition Waste represents a priority stream for the European
Union and has a large potential for closing the material circulation loop in line with the …

Environmental assessment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a post-treatment technology in waste incineration

V Bisinella, T Hulgaard, C Riber, A Damgaard… - Waste Management, 2021 - Elsevier
The effects of amending municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) with carbon capture and
storage (CCS) via MEA (Monoethanolamine) technology differ according to the air pollution …