Publication detail

Integrated Waste Management System to Reduce Environmental Footprints

Fan, Y. V., Jiang, P., Klemeš, J.J., Lee, C.T.

Original Title

Integrated Waste Management System to Reduce Environmental Footprints

Type

book chapter

Language

English

Original Abstract

Waste management system plays a significant role in sustainable development and the Circular Economy (CE) transition. It is important but challenging to consider an integrated system in assessing and improving the sustainability of waste management. This article discusses the characteristics and contribution of an Integrated Waste Management System at the process and macro-level to reduce environmental impact. The potential pitfall of expected gain reduction in environmental footprint mitigation is also highlighted, emphasizing through burdening and unburdening footprint, rebound effect contributed by increasing waste generation and pollution haven hypothesis related to Environmental Kuznets curve.

Keywords

integrated; wate; management; system; reduce; environmental; footprints

Authors

Fan, Y. V., Jiang, P., Klemeš, J.J., Lee, C.T.

Released

1. 1. 2022

Publisher

Elsevier

ISBN

978-0-443-22287-0

Book

Encyclopedia of Sustainable Technologies

Edition

2nd Edition

Pages from

480

Pages to

486

Pages count

6

URL

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780323903868000024?via%3Dihub

BibTex

@inbook{BUT178323,
  author="Yee Van {Fan} and Jiří {Klemeš}",
  title="Integrated Waste Management System to Reduce Environmental Footprints",
  booktitle="Encyclopedia of Sustainable Technologies",
  year="2022",
  publisher="Elsevier",
  series="2nd Edition",
  pages="480--486",
  doi="10.1016/B978-0-323-90386-8.00002-4",
  isbn="978-0-443-22287-0",
  url="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780323903868000024?via%3Dihub"
}