Environmental Quantification of the Existing Waste Management System in a Developing World Municipality Using EaseTech: The Case of Bahawalpur, Pakistan
| العنوان: | Environmental Quantification of the Existing Waste Management System in a Developing World Municipality Using EaseTech: The Case of Bahawalpur, Pakistan |
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| المؤلفون: | Muhammad Nawaz Chaudhry, Asma Majeed, Syeda Adila Batool |
| المصدر: | Sustainability, Vol 10, Iss 7, p 2424 (2018) Sustainability Volume 10 Issue 7 |
| بيانات النشر: | MDPI AG, 2018. |
| سنة النشر: | 2018 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | 020209 energy, Geography, Planning and Development, Developing country, Climate change, TJ807-830, Context (language use), 02 engineering and technology, 010501 environmental sciences, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, TD194-195, 01 natural sciences, Renewable energy sources, life cycle assessment, Dumping, 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering, Per capita, GE1-350, Environmental planning, Life-cycle assessment, Ecotoxicty, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, EaseTech, impact assessment, Environmental effects of industries and plants, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Impact assessment, developing countries, Environmental sciences, climate change, Environmental science, waste management, Waste disposal |
| الوصف: | Evaluation of existing operational and managerial provisions and identification of specific actions that fit and impact in a local context is key to find sustainable solutions. The study aims to develop an understanding of existing waste management practices for a medium sized city of Pakistan and to quantify the related environmental impacts using life cycle assessment (LCA). The existing waste management system in &ldquo Bahawalpur&rdquo a city with predominant rural-urban infusion, is characterized by straining resources, low generation rates (0.424 kg/capita/day), prominent source separation, high scavenging activities and open dumping practices. The waste composition analysis proposes organic wastes as the largest constituent (64%) followed by recyclables (27%) and inerts (9%). The LCA model &ldquo EaseTech&rdquo used to quantify the environmental performance of existing waste management arrangements illustrated that existing waste management system in Bahawalpur City has tangible effects on climate change (3.16 × 107 kg CO2-Eq) and ecotoxicity (3.12 × 106 CTU) categories, while depletion of abiotic resources fossil (&minus 9.60 × 107) category points up most environmental savings. Significant environmental compensations for different impact categories are offered due to high source separation and recycling trade off. The overview necessitates suitable modification in existing waste disposal practice that poses severe impacts on the environment. |
| وصف الملف: | application/pdf |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2071-1050 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::1dcf931a44314576c285f1553290bfa7 http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/7/2424 |
| Rights: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....1dcf931a44314576c285f1553290bfa7 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 20711050 |
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