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A Review on Waste Management Options to Lessen Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Paper

Received: 10 August 2017     Accepted: 4 September 2017     Published: 17 October 2017
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Abstract

This study hired a spreadsheet model to simulate the greenhouse gas emissions (GGEs) from the newspaper production and intake system. The GGEs made by newspaper in Australia during 1994/95 were equal to about 13.5Mt of CO2, related to almost 2.5% of Australia's emission total. Over fifty percent of the amount contains CH4 emissions from landfilled waste material paper. Misuse management options effective in minimizing GGE emissions from the newspaper life-cycle include incineration with energy restoration (most reliable), newspaper recycling, landfill gas restoration and composting. These studies can be expanded to other wood-based and organic and natural wastes.

Published in American Journal of Applied Scientific Research (Volume 3, Issue 2)
DOI 10.11648/j.ajasr.20170302.11
Page(s) 7-13
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Keywords

Nursery Impact, Environmental Impact Assessment, Methane, Carbon-Dioxide

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  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology, Rajshahi, Bangladesh

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology, Rajshahi, Bangladesh

  • Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology, Rajshahi, Bangladesh

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