Review of LCA studies of solid waste management systems – Part II: Methodological guidance for a better practice

•We perform a critical review of 222 LCA studies of solid waste management systems.•We analyse the past LCA practice against the ISO standard and ILCD Handbook guidance.•Malpractices exist in many methodological aspects with large variations among studies.•Many of these aspects are important for the...

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Published in:	Waste management (Elmsford) Vol. 34; no. 3; pp. 589 - 606
Main Authors:	Laurent, Alexis, Clavreul, Julie, Bernstad, Anna, Bakas, Ioannis, Niero, Monia, Gentil, Emmanuel, Christensen, Thomas H., Hauschild, Michael Z.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2014 Elsevier
Subjects:	Applied sciences Case studies Chemical Engineering Critical review ECOSYSTEMS Engineering and Technology environmental impact Environmental impact assessment ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS Europe Exact sciences and technology General treatment and storage processes Goal and scope definition guidelines human health INVENTORIES Inventory modelling ISO Kemiteknik LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES management systems MANUALS natural resources Other wastes and particular components of wastes Pollution RECOMMENDATIONS Refuse Disposal - standards RELIABILITY Reproducibility of Results SOLID WASTES Teknik uncertainty analysis WASTE MANAGEMENT Waste Management - standards Wastes Europe Life cycle assessment Case studies Inventory modelling Environmental impact assessment Critical review Goal and scope definition Waste management Uncertainty Sensitivity analysis Life cycle (environment) Ecosystem Solid waste ISO standard Reliability Public health
ISSN:	0956-053X, 1879-2456, 1879-2456
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