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Benefits and challenges of using LCA to advance sustainable wasteand materials management
Citation:
Thorneloe, S. Benefits and challenges of using LCA to advance sustainable wasteand materials management. 16th International Waste Management and Landfill Symosium, S. Margherita di Pula (CA)I, October 02 - 06, 2017.
Impact/Purpose:
Provides overview of tools for evaluating the life-cycle assessment environmental tradeoffs for strategies to manage municipal solid waste and materials with emphasis on research by EPA to develop next generation tool that addresses many of the challenges associated with the use of these tools.
Description:
MSW management can be complex and involve many unit processes that can vary based on needs of urban, rural, and suburbia to safely manage waste and to optimize energy and resource recovery while considering local infrastructure and priorities.