@article{solano_dumas_harrison_ranjithan_barlaz_downey brill_2002, title={Life-Cycle-based Solid Waste Management. II: Illustrative Applications}, volume={128}, ISSN={0733-9372 1943-7870}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)0733-9372(2002)128:10(993)}, DOI={10.1061/(asce)0733-9372(2002)128:10(993)}, abstractNote={A companion paper described the development of the integrated solid waste management (ISWM) model that considers cost, energy, and environmental releases associated with management of municipal solid waste. This paper demonstrates the application of the ISWM model to a hypothetical, but realistic, case study. Several solid waste management (SWM) scenarios are studied, including the variation in energy and environmental emissions among alternate SWM strategies; the effect of mandated waste diversion (through recycling and other beneficial uses of waste such as combustion to recover energy) on environmental releases and cost; the tradeoff between cost and the level of waste diversion; and the tradeoff between cost and greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, the flexibility of the model is illustrated by the identification of alternate SWM strategies that meet approximately the same objectives using distinctly different combinations of unit processes. This flexibility may be of importance to local solid waste management planners who must implement new SWM programs. Use of the model illustrates the potential impact of solid waste management policies and regulations on global environmental emissions.}, number={10}, journal={Journal of Environmental Engineering}, publisher={American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)}, author={Solano, Eric and Dumas, Robert D. and Harrison, Kenneth W. and Ranjithan, S. Ranji and Barlaz, Morton A. and Downey Brill, E.}, year={2002}, month={Oct}, pages={993–1005} }
 @article{solano_ranjithan_barlaz_brill_2002, title={Life-cycle-based solid waste management. I: Model development}, volume={128}, DOI={10.1061/(asce)0733-9372(2002)128:10(981)}, abstractNote={This paper describes an integrated solid waste management (ISWM) model to assist in identifying alternative SWM strategies that meet cost, energy, and environmental emissions objectives. An SWM system consisting of over 40 unit processes for collection, transfer, separation, treatment (e.g., combustion, composting), and disposal of waste as well as remanufacturing facilities for processing recycled material is defined. Waste is categorized into 48 items and their generation rates are defined for three types of sectors: single-family dwelling, multifamily dwelling, and commercial. The mass flow of each item through all possible combinations of unit processes is represented in a linear programming model using a unique modeling approach. Cost, energy consumption, and environmental emissions associated with waste processing at each unit process are computed in a set of specially implemented unit process models. A life-cycle approach is used to compute energy consumption and emissions of CO, fossil- and biomas...}, number={10}, journal={Journal of Environmental Engineering (New York, N.Y.)}, author={Solano, E. and Ranjithan, S. R. and Barlaz, Morton and Brill, E. D.}, year={2002}, pages={981–992} }