Import av avfall för energiutvinning ? en systemanalys av avfallshanteringens klimatpåverkan
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This study has examined if importation of waste for energy recovery can reduce the climate impacts of Waste Management Systems.
Using Systems Analysis this study will try to examine the complex waste systems in a systematical and strictly logical way to see how these systems interact and affect each other. Specifically examining the climate impact of waste management systems in England.
The traditional way of handling waste in England is through Landfills. Land filling leads to emissions of the greenhouse gas Methane. The EU has put in place a landfill directive that is supposed to lead the member states away from land filling as a method of waste management.
Today in Sweden there is a competition for the waste available for incineration. The worsening economical situation together with less product packaging and an increase in source separation leads to a lack of waste available for incineration. These factors combined could lead to a situation where exporting waste from England to Sweden might be imminent.
A Systems Analysis has therefore been made to examine the climate impact from such an export.
The study shows that the end results are directly dependent on the system boundaries and calculation methods used. The basic case in the study shows however, that the climate impact would be reduced by 382,2 kg CO2/ton, if the waste was exported for incineration with efficient energy recovery in Sweden as opposed to traditional land filling in England.