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Boardman, C.; Burnley, S.; Gauci, V. and Gladding, T.
(2015).
Abstract
The evolution of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from waste treatment processes (e.g. landfill & composting) are well documented (Chen and Lin, 2008), frequently quantified (Lou and Nair, 2009) and currently represented within climate change models (Ciais et al., 2013). Conversely, the understanding of GHG emissions from household waste (pre-collection) is largely unknown and confined to composting studies (e.g. Andersen et al., 2010), or calculating the calorific value/elemental content (Komilis et al., 2012) and biological methane potential (Alibardi and Cossu, 2015) of municipal solid waste. Generating a better understanding of GHG fluxes from non-recycled residual household waste before collection may help to further refine climate models and inform policy makers regarding the best collection strategy to mitigate GHG emissions.
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Funded Project Name Project ID Funding Body A study of the potential health impacts of exposure to waste collections (XD-13-001-TG) LAS005 Zero Waste Scotland - Keywords
- greenhouse gas emissions; residual waste; wheeled bins
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Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) > Engineering and Innovation
Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) > Environment, Earth and Ecosystem Sciences - Research Group
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OpenSpace Research Centre (OSRC)
International Development & Inclusive Innovation - Copyright Holders
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