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A Review on the Economic Feasibility of Composting for Organic Waste Management in Asian Countries

Sabki M.H.; Lee C.T.; Bong C.P.C.; Klemes J.J.

Originální název

A Review on the Economic Feasibility of Composting for Organic Waste Management in Asian Countries

Anglický název

A Review on the Economic Feasibility of Composting for Organic Waste Management in Asian Countries

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Originální abstrakt

The rising rate of population growth and industrial development mainly in urban areas have led to significant increase in municipal solid waste (MSW) production. It has been a challenge to materialise a sustainable solid waste management notably in many developing countries. Organic portion represents a significant component in the municipal solid waste across countries with different level of income, ranging from about 25 to 70 %. Composting can be a viable option to manage waste sustainably by transforming waste into value-added fertiliser. Large-scale operation of composting is confronted with concern over feasible economic performance, which varied following different mode of operation. This study aims to review the economic feasibility (EF) on two different composting systems, which are the in-vessel and windrow system, implemented in several developed and developing countries. The review considered the cost factors for both composting systems, including the capital cost and operating cost. The return on investment (ROI) is estimated for both composting systems based on the potential cost benefits from the compost sale and the saving of waste tipping fee. This review provides a better insight into the desirability and applicability of both composting systems as an alternative to the landfilling practice. It is expected that the review of the various composting system could be very useful for improving the sustainable composting technology in the developing countries.

Anglický abstrakt

The rising rate of population growth and industrial development mainly in urban areas have led to significant increase in municipal solid waste (MSW) production. It has been a challenge to materialise a sustainable solid waste management notably in many developing countries. Organic portion represents a significant component in the municipal solid waste across countries with different level of income, ranging from about 25 to 70 %. Composting can be a viable option to manage waste sustainably by transforming waste into value-added fertiliser. Large-scale operation of composting is confronted with concern over feasible economic performance, which varied following different mode of operation. This study aims to review the economic feasibility (EF) on two different composting systems, which are the in-vessel and windrow system, implemented in several developed and developing countries. The review considered the cost factors for both composting systems, including the capital cost and operating cost. The return on investment (ROI) is estimated for both composting systems based on the potential cost benefits from the compost sale and the saving of waste tipping fee. This review provides a better insight into the desirability and applicability of both composting systems as an alternative to the landfilling practice. It is expected that the review of the various composting system could be very useful for improving the sustainable composting technology in the developing countries.

Klíčová slova

Composting; Costs; Developing countries; Economic analysis; Investments; Population statistics; Urban growth; Waste treatment; Composting technologies; Economic feasibilities; Economic performance; Industrial development; Landfilling practices; Mode of operations; Municipal solid waste (MSW); Return on investments

Klíčová slova v angličtině

Composting; Costs; Developing countries; Economic analysis; Investments; Population statistics; Urban growth; Waste treatment; Composting technologies; Economic feasibilities; Economic performance; Industrial development; Landfilling practices; Mode of operations; Municipal solid waste (MSW); Return on investments

Autoři

Sabki M.H.; Lee C.T.; Bong C.P.C.; Klemes J.J.

Rok RIV

2019

Vydáno

01.08.2018

Nakladatel

Italian Association of Chemical Engineering - AIDIC

Kniha

Chemical Engineering Transactions

Edice

70

ISSN

2283-9216

Periodikum

Chemical Engineering Transactions

Svazek

70

Číslo

70

Stát

Italská republika

Strany od

49

Strany do

54

Strany počet

6

BibTex

@inproceedings{BUT151730,
  author="Sabki M.H. and Lee C.T. and Bong C.P.C. and Klemes J.J.",
  title="A Review on the Economic Feasibility of Composting for Organic Waste Management in Asian Countries",
  booktitle="Chemical Engineering Transactions",
  year="2018",
  series="70",
  journal="Chemical Engineering Transactions",
  volume="70",
  number="70",
  pages="49--54",
  publisher="Italian Association of Chemical Engineering - AIDIC",
  doi="10.3303/CET1870009",
  issn="2283-9216"
}