期刊名称：Advances in Environmental Sciences - International Journal of the Bioflux Society
印刷版ISSN：2066-7620
电子版ISSN：2065-7647
出版年度：2013
卷号：5
期号：2
页码：166-177
出版社：Bioflux
摘要：The environmental impact of waste is a functionof different strategies used for municipal solid waste management. At Cluj-Napoca, the landfill of waste is the predominant strategy used for the municipal solid waste (MSW) management. Considering the environmental impact, landfill is one of the least desirable option, because in terms of limited control possibilities of emissions, it is an "end-of-pipe" treatment option. Other options as, recovery, recycling or waste treatment orother methods for waste management can also produce environmental impact, but as different as simple storage, they present some positive aspects, such as: reducing natural resources consumption, reducing emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG), reducing all of emission directly related to the environmental impact, and better land useplanning possibilities.To do an accurate analysis of the environmental impacts resulted by the different management strategies of municipal solid waste, the life cycle assessment (LCA) represent a suitable and useful tool. This paper aims is to present an analysis of management optionsof MSW resulted from Cluj-Napoca area, using a specific program (W ARM) based mostly on estimating emissions of GHG in different circumstances of waste management: source reduction, recycling, composting, landfill, and combustion. The W ARM program is based on life cycle assessment of different management options formunicipal solid waste.The computer program usedis an useful and suitable toolfor the authorities, for the decision makers, and for the stakeholders,because it representfor them one of the faster method to make the correct decision about management strategies for municipal solid waste, less costly for the environment and suitable for the region. Thus, the waste management decision, at this level, could be based on a quick and easy to usetool, which generates simultaneously optimal results for users
