Environmental and economic analyses of waste disposal options for traditional markets in Indonesia

Journal Article · Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2006 · Waste Management

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2005.09.010· OSTI ID:20877571

Aye, Lu ^[1]; Widjaya, E R ^[2]

---

1. International Technologies Centre (IDTC), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Melbourne, Vic. 3010 (Australia)
2. International Technologies Centre (IDTC), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Vic. 3010 (Australia)

Waste from traditional markets in Indonesia is the second largest stream of municipal solid waste after household waste. It has a higher organic fraction and may have greater potential to be managed on a business scale compared to household wastes. The attributed reason is that in general the wastes generated from traditional markets are more uniform, more concentrated and less hazardous than waste from other sources. This paper presents the results of environmental and economic assessments to compare the options available for traditional market waste disposal in Indonesia. The options compared were composting in labour intensive plants, composting in a centralised plant that utilised a simple wheel loader, centralised biogas production and landfill for electricity production. The current open dumping practice was included as the baseline case. A life cycle assessment (LCA) was used for environmental analysis. All options compared have lower environmental impacts than the current practice of open dumping. The biogas production option has the lowest environmental impacts. A cost-benefit analysis, which considered greenhouse gas savings, was used for the economic assessment. It was found that composting at a centralised plant is the most economically feasible option under the present Indonesian conditions. The approach reported in this study could be applied for 'a pre-feasibility first cut comparison' that includes environmental aspects in a decision-making framework for developing countries even though European emission factors were used.

• OSTI ID: 20877571
• Journal Information: Waste Management, Vol. 26, Issue 10; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2005.09.010; PII: S0956-053X(05)00234-5; Copyright (c) 2005 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0956-053X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
COMPOSTING
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
DECISION MAKING
GREENHOUSE GASES
INDONESIA
LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT
MARKET
METHANE
SANITARY LANDFILLS
SOLID WASTES