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Title: Emissions from US waste collection vehicles

Abstract

Highlights: ► Life-cycle emissions for alternative fuel technologies. ► Fuel consumption of alternative fuels for waste collection vehicles. ► Actual driving cycle of waste collection vehicles. ► Diesel-fueled waste collection vehicle emissions. - Abstract: This research is an in-depth environmental analysis of potential alternative fuel technologies for waste collection vehicles. Life-cycle emissions, cost, fuel and energy consumption were evaluated for a wide range of fossil and bio-fuel technologies. Emission factors were calculated for a typical waste collection driving cycle as well as constant speed. In brief, natural gas waste collection vehicles (compressed and liquid) fueled with North-American natural gas had 6–10% higher well-to-wheel (WTW) greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions relative to diesel-fueled vehicles; however the pump-to-wheel (PTW) GHG emissions of natural gas waste collection vehicles averaged 6% less than diesel-fueled vehicles. Landfill gas had about 80% lower WTW GHG emissions relative to diesel. Biodiesel waste collection vehicles had between 12% and 75% lower WTW GHG emissions relative to diesel depending on the fuel source and the blend. In 2011, natural gas waste collection vehicles had the lowest fuel cost per collection vehicle kilometer travel. Finally, the actual driving cycle of waste collection vehicles consists of repetitive stops and starts during wastemore » collection; this generates more emissions than constant speed driving.« less

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL (United States)
  2. Quality Department, Airport International Group, Amman (Jordan)
  3. Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22300348
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Waste Management
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 33; Journal Issue: 5; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2013 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0956-053X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; 12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; BIODIESEL FUELS; COST; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; FUEL CONSUMPTION; GREENHOUSE GASES; LANDFILL GAS; LIFE CYCLE; NATURAL GAS; VEHICLES; WASTE MANAGEMENT

Citation Formats

Maimoun, Mousa A., E-mail: mousamaimoun@gmail.com, Reinhart, Debra R., Gammoh, Fatina T., and McCauley Bush, Pamela. Emissions from US waste collection vehicles. United States: N. p., 2013. Web. doi:10.1016/J.WASMAN.2012.12.021.
Maimoun, Mousa A., E-mail: mousamaimoun@gmail.com, Reinhart, Debra R., Gammoh, Fatina T., & McCauley Bush, Pamela. Emissions from US waste collection vehicles. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.WASMAN.2012.12.021
Maimoun, Mousa A., E-mail: mousamaimoun@gmail.com, Reinhart, Debra R., Gammoh, Fatina T., and McCauley Bush, Pamela. 2013. "Emissions from US waste collection vehicles". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.WASMAN.2012.12.021.
@article{osti_22300348,
title = {Emissions from US waste collection vehicles},
author = {Maimoun, Mousa A., E-mail: mousamaimoun@gmail.com and Reinhart, Debra R. and Gammoh, Fatina T. and McCauley Bush, Pamela},
abstractNote = {Highlights: ► Life-cycle emissions for alternative fuel technologies. ► Fuel consumption of alternative fuels for waste collection vehicles. ► Actual driving cycle of waste collection vehicles. ► Diesel-fueled waste collection vehicle emissions. - Abstract: This research is an in-depth environmental analysis of potential alternative fuel technologies for waste collection vehicles. Life-cycle emissions, cost, fuel and energy consumption were evaluated for a wide range of fossil and bio-fuel technologies. Emission factors were calculated for a typical waste collection driving cycle as well as constant speed. In brief, natural gas waste collection vehicles (compressed and liquid) fueled with North-American natural gas had 6–10% higher well-to-wheel (WTW) greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions relative to diesel-fueled vehicles; however the pump-to-wheel (PTW) GHG emissions of natural gas waste collection vehicles averaged 6% less than diesel-fueled vehicles. Landfill gas had about 80% lower WTW GHG emissions relative to diesel. Biodiesel waste collection vehicles had between 12% and 75% lower WTW GHG emissions relative to diesel depending on the fuel source and the blend. In 2011, natural gas waste collection vehicles had the lowest fuel cost per collection vehicle kilometer travel. Finally, the actual driving cycle of waste collection vehicles consists of repetitive stops and starts during waste collection; this generates more emissions than constant speed driving.},
doi = {10.1016/J.WASMAN.2012.12.021},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22300348}, journal = {Waste Management},
issn = {0956-053X},
number = 5,
volume = 33,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed May 15 00:00:00 EDT 2013},
month = {Wed May 15 00:00:00 EDT 2013}
}