Abstract
Waste-to-energy (WTE) technologies are widely used across the world to reduce the volume of waste entering landfills and recover energy. New technologies are emerging to recover additional value from WTE residue. LCA research in the area of WTE has recently expanded beyond technical feasibility and environmental impacts to include issues of equity, justice, social impacts, and stakeholder engagement. This chap-ter discusses new advances in WTE technologies and corresponding advances in life cycle assessment. The three pillars of sustainability (economy, environment, and society) methods for LCA in waste management systems are also presented.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Life Cycle Assessment |
Subtitle of host publication | New Developments And Multi-disciplinary Applications |
Publisher | World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd |
Pages | 267-283 |
Number of pages | 17 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9789811245800 |
ISBN (Print) | 9789811245794 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 19 2022 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Environmental Science
- General Engineering