Investigation of Different Alternatives on Municipal Solid Waste Disposal by Using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Approach (Case Study: Ramsar)

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1 Environmental Pollutants, Environmental Sciences Research Institute,, University of Shahid beheshti

2 Department of Environmental Technologies, Environmental Sciences Research Institute, University of Shahid beheshti

Abstract

      Solid Waste is one of the unavoidable products of every society that necessitates the establishment of municipal solid waste management (MSWM) system. One of the most important parts that could play an important role in promoting municipal waste management system is waste disposal method. Selecting appropriate waste disposal method is a complicated and multi criteria issue that should be considered regarding environmental, social, economic and technological aspects [1]. The aim of this study was to compare different scenarios of municipal solid waste disposal options in terms of environmental and economic and select the best scenario using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) approach. In accordance with the ISO standard ISO - 14044 (2006), an LCA consists of four interrelated phases (Fig. 1) [2], and are presented as follows:

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Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Volume 47.2, Issue 87 - Serial Number 87
Summer 2017
September 2017
Pages 29-38

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