Carbon in solid waste: is it a problem

摘要

Carbon in solid waste has received increased attention within recent years due to the concern for global warming and need for more accurate assessment of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) acknowledged the importance of GHG emissions from waste in 2007 with its fourth assessment report, among other aspects illustrating that waste management may play an important role in climate change mitigation. In this context, the greatest focus has been devoted to landfilling and the potential for collecting and subsequently flaring or recovering energy from landfill gas.