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Co-benefits evaluation tool for urban waste management

4pm, September 28th, 2015

The co-benefits evaluation tool for urban waste management evaluates the environmental impacts including greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and air pollutants accompanied by energy implications and cost-benefit analysis of the various waste management strategies by means of a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). This approach is used to consider coordination of a number of actions to recover material and energy and to reduce environmental impact through Integrated Waste Management System (IWMS).

Key questions addressed:

  • How can policies that change the composition of waste reduce GHG and non-GHG emissions?

Sample data inputs:

  • Waste generation rate
  • Population
  • Waste distribution through the different treatment technologies
  • Total waste composition
  • Infiltration rate
  • Price of electricity
  • Price of oil barrel
  • Lifetime

Sample quantitative outputs:

  • Annual waste volume
  • Annual total GHG emissions
  • Overall waste composition
  • Annual electricity production
  • Annual heat production
  • Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR)
  • Payback Period (PBP)

Resources:

Urban waste management co-benefits evaluation tool guidebook.

Institutions Involved

  • United Nations University
  • Institute of Advanced Studies (UNI-IAS)
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