Development of waste-to-energy through integrated sustainable waste management:the case of ABREN WtERT Brazil towards changing status quo in Brazil
作者机构：Waste to Energy Research and Technology Council—WtERT BrasilDistrito FederalBrasília71316-109Brazil Waste to Energy Research and Technology Council—WtERT BrasilRibeirão PretoSão PauloBrazil Waste to Energy Research and Technology Council—WtERT BrasilRio de JaneiroBrazil
出 版 物：《Waste Disposal and Sustainable Energy》 (废弃物处置与可持续能源（英文）)
年 卷 期：2023年第5卷第3期
页 面：295-308页
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学科分类：083002[工学-环境工程] 083001[工学-环境科学] 0830[工学-环境科学与工程（可授工学、理学、农学学位）] 08[工学]
基 金：National Solid Waste Plan (11 043/22 11 044/22)
主 题：Integrated Sustainable Waste Management(ISWM) Waste-to-energy(WTE) Municipal solid waste(MSW) Energy recovery
摘 要：In the context of circular economy,it is known that once waste is generated,it should be subject to proper treatment for recovering material or energy before being *** countries worldwide,especially developing countries such as Brazil,have been struggling to effectively apply sustainable waste management in municipalities and still rely on dumpsites and unsuitable ***,a weak legal framework,lack of financial resources and poor infra-structure as well as pressure from organizations profiting from the expansion of landfills are some factors contributing to the preservation of the negative status quo:the“landfill culture.Material recovery,i.e.,recycling and composting,is applied to less than 5%of Brazilian municipal waste,while 95%is disposed of in landfills or *** this context,ABREN WtERT(Waste-to-Energy Research and Technology Council)Brazil was created in 2019 as the first permanent organization formed to promote the development of energy and material recovery from waste focused on the waste-to-energy(WTE)*** this paper,the strategy proposed and implemented by the organization towards changing the status quo in Brazil through an integrated sustainable waste management approach is *** proposed strategy integrates the concepts of Sustainability and Circular Economy for minimizing landfill disposal(avoiding methane emissions)and maximizing material/energy *** others,the approach focuses on changing the public opinion regarding thermal treatment facilities,mainly incinerators,which has been wrongly linked to pollution,excessive public expenditures and considered a harm to the recycling *** activities performed by ABREN include engaging public and private institutions,enhancing education,leading the publication of research and business studies,gathering industry members and academy experts,as well as creating strategic alliances with players around the *** a result,within a few years,major
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