LCA applications for materials recovery from waste-to-energy technologies: Concepts from the three pillars of sustainability

Gamini P. Mendis, Justin S. Richter

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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 languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationLife Cycle Assessment
Subtitle of host publicationNew Developments And Multi-disciplinary Applications
PublisherWorld Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd
Pages267-283
Number of pages17
ISBN (Electronic)9789811245800
ISBN (Print)9789811245794
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 19 2022

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Environmental Science
  • General Engineering

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