Review of LCA studies of solid waste management systems – Part I: Lessons learned and perspectives

•We perform a critical review of 222 LCA studies of solid waste management systems.•Studies mainly concentrated in Europe with little application in developing countries.•Assessments of relevant waste types apart from household waste have been overlooked.•Local specificities of systems prevent a mea...

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Published in:	Waste management (Elmsford) Vol. 34; no. 3; pp. 573 - 588
Main Authors:	Laurent, Alexis, Bakas, Ioannis, Clavreul, Julie, Bernstad, Anna, Niero, Monia, Gentil, Emmanuel, Hauschild, Michael Z., Christensen, Thomas H.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2014 Elsevier
Subjects:	Applied sciences Chemical Engineering Contextual analysis Decision- and policy-making DEVELOPING COUNTRIES energy ENERGY POLICY Engineering and Technology environmental impact ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS environmental models Europe Exact sciences and technology General treatment and storage processes geographical distribution Kemiteknik LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES management systems Mapping Other wastes and particular components of wastes Pollution Refuse Disposal - standards Result interpretation SOLID WASTES stakeholders Teknik Urban and domestic wastes Waste hierarchy WASTE MANAGEMENT Waste Management - standards Wastes Europe Life cycle assessment Result interpretation Mapping Contextual analysis Decision- and policy-making Waste hierarchy Waste management Demolition waste Life cycle (environment) Geographic distribution Environment impact Solid waste Domestic refuse Sustainable development Modeling
ISSN:	0956-053X, 1879-2456, 1879-2456
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