Municipal Solid Waste Collection and Haulage Modeling Design for Lahore, Pakistan: Transition toward Sustainability and Circular Economy
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Author(s)
Iqbal, Asif
Yasar, Abdullah
Nizami, Abdul-Sattar
Haider, Rafia
Sharif, Faiza
Sultan, Imran Ali
Tabinda, Amtul Bari
Kedwaii, Aman Anwer
Chaudhary, Muhammad Murtaza
Date Issued
December 5, 2022
Publisher
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Citation
Sustainability 14 (23): 16234 (2022)
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Final published version
Abstract
Municipal solid waste management (MSWM) is a critical administrative, environmental and financial issue in low-income countries, such as Pakistan, where waste collection efficiency is less than 75% in all urban areas, except Lahore. Therefore, it is pertinent to develop practical decision-making tools to enhance waste collection efficiency by local municipalities and waste management companies (WMCs). A tool/calculator, holistically measure analyze forecast honestly (HMAFH), is proposed for waste collection in urban areas based on the lessons learned. The tool was developed considering local conditions, i.e., business environment, socio-economic and cultural dynamics, city infrastructure and stakeholders’ desires. It is flexible to various proposed waste collection modes, with heterogeneous fleet choices, and it presents an opportunity to integrate collection with a material recovery facility (MRF) or direct haulage to the disposal site. The HMAFH was tested successfully in the Lahore district. Based on the proposed scenarios, the result shows a material recovery of up to 33% by defining dedicated waste collection streams with a 26% saving on fuel. The proposed interventions can prove to be a defining step toward building a circular economy (CE) that allows the integration of treatment options with economic potential to account for 35% of the current operating expenditures and a reduction in greenhouse gases (GHGs) emission, i.e., 1,604,019 tons of CO2-eq./annum.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning
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https://doi.org/10.3390/su142316234
