Waste management options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from paper in Australia

被引:27
作者
Pickin, JG
Yuen, STS [1 ]
Hennings, H
机构
[1] Univ Melbourne, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Parkville, Vic 3010, Australia
[2] Meinhardt Vic Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Vic 3004, Australia
关键词
methane; carbon dioxide; recycling; landfill; energy recovery; bioreactor;
D O I
10.1016/S1352-2310(01)00532-5
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
A lifecycle assessment to estimate Greenhouse gas emissions in Australia from the paper cycle is summarised. The greenhouse gas emissions from paper in Australia in 1999/2000 were estimated to be 12.1 million tonnes (Mt) of CO2 equivalent. Nearly half of this amount consisted of CH4 emissions from landfilled waste paper. Various waste management options were modelled to investigate the Greenhouse impact of a tonne of paper over its whole lifecycle. Options that keep paper out of landfills significantly reduce greenhouse emissions, waste-to-energy recovery being most effective. Recycling is also beneficial, and is of particular interest from a management perspective because it can be controlled by the pulp and paper industry. These findings can be extended to other wood-based and organic wastes. (C) 2002 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.
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页码:741 / 752
页数:12
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