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Life Cycle Assessment Modelling of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing and Proposed Municipal Solid Waste Management System of Lahore, Pakistan

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  • Adila Batool Syeda

    (Department of Space Science, Punjab University, Lahore 54590, Pakistan)

  • Anwar Jadoon

    (College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore 54590, Pakistan)

  • Mahuammad Nawaz Chaudhry

    (College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore 54590, Pakistan)

Abstract

Open Dumping of indiscriminate municipal solid waste (MSW) remarkably contributes to global warming (GW). Life Cycle Assessment modelling may be a useful tool for assessing the best waste management option regarding GW potential. The current study evaluates the contribution of an existing MSW management (MSWM) system to greenhouse gases in Gulberg Town, Lahore, Pakistan. This research also presents a comparison of scenarios with different waste management options. Life Cycle Assessment methodology has been used to conduct the study. EASETECH has been used for modelling. The short-term scenarios (STSs) have been developed to promote the thinking of integration of treatment technologies in the current waste management system within a few months. The results show that the major contribution to the total emissions comes from the anaerobic digestion of organic material from open waste dumps. Currently, recycling is the best treatment option for reducing the CO 2 -eq values in the study area. It was clarified that recycling is the best option for reducing the CO 2 -eq values, whereas biogasification comes in second in terms of savings and reduction. The integration of recycling and biogasification techniques would be a good solution.

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  • Adila Batool Syeda & Anwar Jadoon & Mahuammad Nawaz Chaudhry, 2017. "Life Cycle Assessment Modelling of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing and Proposed Municipal Solid Waste Management System of Lahore, Pakistan," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(12), pages 1-8, December.
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