Waste-to-energy incineration plants as greenhouse gas reducers : a case study of seven Japanese metropolises

Municipal solid waste (MSW) incineration is a greenhouse gas (GHG) emitter; however, if GHG reductions, achieved by accounting for waste-to-energy, exceed GHG emissions, incineration can be considered as a net GHG reducer. In Japan, only 24.5% of MSW incineration plants perform energy recovery despi...

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Publié dans:Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA. - 1991. - 31(2013), 11 vom: 11. Nov., Seite 1110-7
Auteur principal: Tabata, Tomohiro (Auteur)
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2013
Accès à la collection:Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA
Sujets:Evaluation Study Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Net GHG reducer energy demand and supply incineration plant life cycle assessment low carbon waste-to-energy Air Pollutants Gases