Solid waste management by application of the WAMED model |
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Authors: | Viatcheslav Moutavtchi Jan Stenis William Hogland Antonina Shepeleva |
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Institution: | 1. School of Natural Sciences, Linnaeus University, Landg?ngen 3, SE-391 82, Kalmar, Sweden 2. Department of Ecological Safety and Sustainable Development of Regions, Faculty of Geography and Geo-ecology, St Petersburg State University, St Petersburg, Russia
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Abstract: | This article aims to develop a general model for the evaluation of ecological-economic efficiency that will serve as an information
support tool for decision making at the corporate, municipal, and regional levels. It encompasses cost-benefit analysis in
solid waste management by applying a sustainability promoting approach that is explicitly related to monetary measures. A
waste managements’ efficient decision (WAMED) model based on cost-benefit analysis is proposed and developed to evaluate the
ecological-economic efficiency of solid waste management schemes. The employment of common business administration methodology
tools is featured. A classification of competing waste management models is introduced to facilitate evaluation of the relevance
of the previously introduced WAMED model. Suggestions are made for how to combine the previously introduced EUROPE model,
based on the equality principle, with the WAMED model to create economic incentives to reduce solid waste management-related
emissions. A fictive case study presents the practical application of the proposed cost-benefit analysis-based theory to the
landfilling concept. It is concluded that the presented methodology reflects an integrated approach to decreasing negative
impacts on the environment and on the health of the population, while increasing economic benefits through the implementation
of solid waste management projects. |
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