Comparison of GHG Emission from Municipal Solid Waste Management Technology in Selected Cities in Cambodia

Abstract:

The municipal solid waste management (MSWM) is one major concern in Cambodia due to complicated problems from waste sector. Until now, because of poor MSWM, solid wastes have produced high pollution, like methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), and carbon dioxide (CO2), which are the substances of greenhouse gas affect to climate change. Therefore, this study was undertaken to estimate and compare the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission from municipal solid waste in different cities namely; Phnom Penh, Battambang, and Siem Reap of Cambodia. GHG emission was calculated through Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) calculator 2006 based on secondary data of 2009 for all cities. In order to reduce the GHG emission, four scenarios were proposed with different waste treatment technologies such as composting, anaerobic digestion, waste reduction at landfill by separating waste for recycling before disposal off in landfill, and landfill with gas recovery as well. Additionally, the multiple benefits of implementing the proposed scenarios may include reduction of GHG emission, promotion of energy saving for landfill operation, and promotion of the renewable energy concept like electricity.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 931-932)
• Pages: 645-649
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.931-932.645
• Online since: May 2014
• Authors: Chhay Hoklis*, Alice Sharp
• Keywords: Cambodia, Greenhouse Gas, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Municipal

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DOI: 10.1177/0956247808096122