Dr. Tariq Umar Tariq.Umar@uwe.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer in Construction Project Management
Reduction in emissions is the key to tackle climate change issues and achieve environmental sustainability. The Gulf Cooperation Council member countries however, not only generate the highest quantity of MSW/capita when compared globally but also in most of these countries such waste is just dumped at different landfill stations. In Oman, the total quantity of MSW stood at 2.0 million tonnes/year. The emission from this waste is estimated at 2,989,467 tonnes/year (CO2 Equivalent). This article attempts to develop frameworks that considered landfilling, composting, and recycling of MSW and compared the emissions of these frameworks. The framework (F2) which proposes the landfilling and composting process for the organic waste which normally goes to landfills results in an increase of emissions by 7% as compared to landfill practice. Similarly, the samples of MSW collected in Oman show a good amount of recycling waste. The framework (F3) which considers the landfill, composting, and recycling reduced the total Greenhouse Gas emissions from 2,989,467 tonnes/year to 2,959,735 tonnes/year (CO2 Equivalent); representing a total reduction of 1% in emissions. Although composting increases the emissions, however, considering composting and recycling will not only reduce the burden on landfills but will promote agricultural and industrial activates.
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Sep 29, 2020 |
Online Publication Date | May 1, 2021 |
Publication Date | May 1, 2021 |
Deposit Date | Jan 28, 2022 |
Publicly Available Date | Feb 2, 2022 |
Journal | Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management |
Electronic ISSN | 1088-1697 |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 47 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 332-348 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5276/JSWTM/2021.332 |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/8661798 |
Publisher URL | https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/jswt/jswt/2021/00000047/00000002/art00014 |
Estimating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from municipal solid waste (MSW) in Oman using different frameworks
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This is the author's accepted manuscript. The final version is published in The Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management, and is available here: https://doi.org/10.5276/JSWTM/2021.332
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