Environmental impacts of residual municipal solid waste incineration : a comparison of 110 French incinerators using a life cycle approach

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Publié dans:Waste management (New York, N.Y.). - 1999. - 33(2013), 12 vom: 15. Dez., Seite 2781-8
Auteur principal: Beylot, Antoine (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Villeneuve, Jacques
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2013
Accès à la collection:Waste management (New York, N.Y.)
Sujets:Comparative Study Journal Article Environmental impacts Incineration Life Cycle Assessment Residual Municipal Solid Waste Waste management
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Résumé:Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Incineration is the main option for residual Municipal Solid Waste treatment in France. This study compares the environmental performances of 110 French incinerators (i.e., 85% of the total number of plants currently in activity in France) in a Life Cycle Assessment perspective, considering 5 non-toxic impact categories: climate change, photochemical oxidant formation, particulate matter formation, terrestrial acidification and marine eutrophication. Mean, median and lower/upper impact potentials are determined considering the incineration of 1 tonne of French residual Municipal Solid Waste. The results highlight the relatively large variability of the impact potentials as a function of the plant technical performances. In particular, the climate change impact potential of the incineration of 1 tonne of waste ranges from a benefit of -58 kg CO2-eq to a relatively large burden of 408 kg CO2-eq, with 294 kg CO2-eq as the average impact. Two main plant-specific parameters drive the impact potentials regarding the 5 non-toxic impact categories under study: the energy recovery and delivery rate and the NOx process-specific emissions. The variability of the impact potentials as a function of incinerator characteristics therefore calls for the use of site-specific data when required by the LCA goal and scope definition phase, in particular when the study focuses on a specific incinerator or on a local waste management plan, and when these data are available
Description:Date Completed 02.06.2014
Date Revised 28.10.2013
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1879-2456
DOI:10.1016/j.wasman.2013.07.003