Campitelli, Alessio ; Kannengießer, Jan ; Schebek, Liselotte (2022)
Approach to assess the performance of waste management systems towards a circular economy: waste management system development stage concept (WMS-DSC).
In: MethodsX, 9
doi: 10.26083/tuprints-00020816
Artikel, Zweitveröffentlichung, Verlagsversion
Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)
In this paper a novel holistic approach to assess the performance of waste management systems (WMSs) is presented. The so called WMS development stage concept (WMS-DSC) can be used by practitioners or decision makers to assess primarily the WMS at the municipal level. The WMS categorization into development stages notably enables a clear identification of symptoms, the causes of possible waste mismanagement and potential measures for improvement. The concept can be used to (i) assess the status quo of a WMS and, based on this, identify possible measures for implementation; (ii) check whether relevant system conditions to implement a specific measure are met; (iii) monitor the progress of a WMS; and (iv) compare the WMSs of different cities. The concept consists of five development stages: stage 1 – absence or lack of essential elements of waste management; stage 2 – reliable collection and improved landfill sites; stage 3 – separate collection and sorting; stage 4 – expansion of the recycling industry; and stage 5 – circular economy (CE), waste as a resource. While stage 1 describes the absence of or a very immature and malfunctioning WMS, stage 5 stands for a fully implemented CE. By equating the highest stage to the objectives that have evolved today globally for a sustainable CE, this concept can be used to identify targets and the most suitable steps for an individual WMS towards a future best practice of CE.
• A holistic approach to assess waste management systems’ performance is presented.
• A benchmarking tool to estimate the circular economy (CE) evolvement in cities.
• Usable for cities both in the Global North and South to identify CE potentials.
| Typ des Eintrags: | Artikel |
|---|---|
| Erschienen: | 2022 |
| Autor(en): | Campitelli, Alessio ; Kannengießer, Jan ; Schebek, Liselotte |
| Art des Eintrags: | Zweitveröffentlichung |
| Titel: | Approach to assess the performance of waste management systems towards a circular economy: waste management system development stage concept (WMS-DSC) |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Publikationsjahr: | 2022 |
| Verlag: | Elsevier |
| Titel der Zeitschrift, Zeitung oder Schriftenreihe: | MethodsX |
| Jahrgang/Volume einer Zeitschrift: | 9 |
| Kollation: | 15 Seiten |
| DOI: | 10.26083/tuprints-00020816 |
| URL / URN: | https://tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/20816 |
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| Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract): | In this paper a novel holistic approach to assess the performance of waste management systems (WMSs) is presented. The so called WMS development stage concept (WMS-DSC) can be used by practitioners or decision makers to assess primarily the WMS at the municipal level. The WMS categorization into development stages notably enables a clear identification of symptoms, the causes of possible waste mismanagement and potential measures for improvement. The concept can be used to (i) assess the status quo of a WMS and, based on this, identify possible measures for implementation; (ii) check whether relevant system conditions to implement a specific measure are met; (iii) monitor the progress of a WMS; and (iv) compare the WMSs of different cities. The concept consists of five development stages: stage 1 – absence or lack of essential elements of waste management; stage 2 – reliable collection and improved landfill sites; stage 3 – separate collection and sorting; stage 4 – expansion of the recycling industry; and stage 5 – circular economy (CE), waste as a resource. While stage 1 describes the absence of or a very immature and malfunctioning WMS, stage 5 stands for a fully implemented CE. By equating the highest stage to the objectives that have evolved today globally for a sustainable CE, this concept can be used to identify targets and the most suitable steps for an individual WMS towards a future best practice of CE. • A holistic approach to assess waste management systems’ performance is presented. • A benchmarking tool to estimate the circular economy (CE) evolvement in cities. • Usable for cities both in the Global North and South to identify CE potentials. |
| Freie Schlagworte: | Benchmark, developing countries, leapfrogging, global north, global south, municipal solid waste, holistic, monitoring |
| Status: | Verlagsversion |
| URN: | urn:nbn:de:tuda-tuprints-208160 |
| Sachgruppe der Dewey Dezimalklassifikatin (DDC): | 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 570 Biowissenschaften, Biologie 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 620 Ingenieurwissenschaften und Maschinenbau |
| Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): | 13 Fachbereich Bau- und Umweltingenieurwissenschaften 13 Fachbereich Bau- und Umweltingenieurwissenschaften > Institut IWAR - Wasser- und Abfalltechnik, Umwelt- und Raumplanung |
| Hinterlegungsdatum: | 02 Mär 2022 12:06 |
| Letzte Änderung: | 03 Mär 2022 07:06 |
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