Abstract
The environmental loads and costs of a hypothetical
pneumatic waste collection system modelled for a dense
urban area in Helsinki, Finland, are calculated and the
results are compared to those of the prevailing container
based, vehicle operated waste collection system. Methods
for evaluation are life cycle inventory (LCI) and social
life cycle costing (SLCC). The results indicate that
replacing the prevailing system with stationary pneumatic
waste collection in existing urban infrastructure
generates more air emissions and increases costs of waste
collection significantly. Locally, in the waste
collection area, emissions nonetheless diminish, since
collection traffic reduces. In the environmental analysis
electricity consumption and the origin of energy have a
significant effect on the results, but decisive are the
emissions from manufacturing the system components. In
the economic analysis, investments likewise determine the
results. Speculations on population density and land use,
however, are of importance, when economic viability is
discussed
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Sardinia 2011: proceedings of the thirteenth International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium |
| Subtitle of host publication | executive summaries |
| Place of Publication | Cagliari |
| Publisher | Cisa Publisher |
| Pages | 991-992 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-88-6265-000-7 |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
| MoE publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
| Event | Sardinia 2011, XIII International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium - Sardinia, Italy Duration: 3 Oct 2011 → 7 Oct 2011 |
Conference
| Conference | Sardinia 2011, XIII International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium |
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| Country/Territory | Italy |
| City | Sardinia |
| Period | 3/10/11 → 7/10/11 |
Keywords
- Stationary pneumatic waste collection
- life cycle inventory (LCI)
- social life cycle costing (SLCC)
