可持续的固体废物管理系统使用技术支持的终端管道战略
Rachita Gupta1, Harish Hirani2, Ravi Shankar3
1Operations Management and Decision Sciences, Indian Institute of Management Kashipur, 244713, India.
Journal of environmental management
|October 4, 2023
概括
有效的固体废物管理 (SWM) 对可持续发展至关重要. 本研究强调废物分离是关键的管道末端 (EOP) 策略,使其他EOP方法成为可能,并产生显著的社会经济环境运营 (SEEO) 效益.
科学领域:
- 环境科学与工程环境科学与工程
- 废物管理和废物管理政策
- 运营研究 运营研究
背景情况:
- 快速的城市化和人口增长加剧了固体废物积累,阻碍了可持续的固体废物管理系统 (SWMS).
- 对SWM实践和系统约束的有限理解挑战了当局和决策者.
- 强调了管道末端 (EOP) 策略,因为它们适合管理大量废物.
研究的目的:
- 为固体废物管理策略提供框架,重点关注EOP方法.
- 通过使用灰色-DEMATEL模型来确定最具影响力的EOP战略.
- 为有效和可持续的固体废物处理提出一个技术支持的框架.
主要方法:
- 将SWM策略分为预防性,管道末端 (EOP) 和环境恢复.
- 应用灰色-DEMATEL方法来模拟EOP策略之间的因果关系.
- 案例研究分析,以证明废物分离对SEEO利益的影响.
主要成果:
- 废物分离被确定为其他EOP策略的主要推动因素,具有最高的整体意义 (R+C) 和正净效应 (R-C).
- 技术支持的EOP策略,包括去中心化仓库和沼气厂,降低运输成本并节省能源.
- 在印度一座城市实施,导致运输成本和日常车辆需求减少了25%.
结论:
- 废物分离是成功和可持续的固体废物管理的关键因素.
- 基于技术的,分散的EOP解决方案提供了显著的社会经济环境运营 (SEEO) 效益.
- 填埋垃圾仍然是不活性废物处理的合适替代方案.
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