COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS TO IDENTIFY THE MOST SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OPTION FOR LANDFILLS

摘要

Cost benefit analysis has been used in the UK to inform regulation but has not, to our knowledge, been used to choose the most cost-effective and environmentally correct (carbon cost) technology for long term landfill management. The model developed suggests that landfill gas management options currently employed post electricity generation do not create a net benefit, while developing methane oxidation technology options not currently widely applied may be much more beneficial to both the operator and the environment. Part of this process involves looking at the environmental benefit of using the landfill as an area on which managed woodland can be grown.