Spatial simulation and LCA evaluation on the plastic waste recycling system in Tianjin

• Published in: Journal of material cycles and waste management Vol. 19; no. 4; pp. 1423 - 1436
• Main Authors: Cong, Richao, Matsumoto, Toru, Li, Wenchao, Xu, He, Hayashi, Takamasa, Wang, Changjun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo Springer Japan 01.10.2017; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Carbon dioxide; Civil Engineering; Economic development; Emissions; Engineering; Environmental Management; Equivalence; Geographic information systems; Greenhouse effect; Greenhouse gases; Life cycle analysis; Life cycle assessment; Life cycle engineering; Life cycles; Original Article; Plastics; Recycling; Recycling systems; Satellite navigation systems; Simulation; Transport processes; Waste Management/Waste Technology; Waste treatment; GIS; Transport simulation; LCA; Plastic waste recycling

With the rapid economic development in China, the amount of plastic waste (PW) generated has greatly increased and much of the waste is currently not treated. To reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from recycling of PW, we estimated the PW flow and considered methods to improve the household PW re...