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Challenging the belief that organic waste and plastic should be diverted from landfill on climate change grounds:

(Corresponding) Hutton B., Norrish M., Horan E.

Topic:

Solid waste management

Abstract Landfill is generally believed to have higher greenhouse gas emissions than composting or waste-to-energy. The EU Landfill Directive requires nations to progressively divert biodegradable waste away from landfill. Waste disposal in landfill is at the bottom of its Waste Hierarchy. Many...Read more

Keywords:

landfill emissions, waste-to-energy, Waste hierarchy, composting

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30955/gnc2019.00909

Conference:

CEST2019

Paper ID:

cest2019_00909