Economic Feasibility and Sustainability Assessment of Residual Municipal Solid Waste Management Scenarios in NSW, Australia

This study evaluates the economic cost and sustainability of treating residual municipal solid waste (MSW) through five management scenarios. In baseline scenario (Bsc), all was managed landfilling, while in 1 (Sc1) treated by incineration. Sc2 employed anaerobic digestion (AD) for food Sc3 AD waste, incineration combustible plastic wastes, landfilling. Sc4 using AD, incineration, recycling waste. The scenarios estimated calculating different variables, such as gate fees, including capital operating costs, governmental incentives levies, also potential treatment technologies resource recovery. results revealed that has lowest 238.1 mAUD/year, followed Sc1 (261.9 mAUD/year), Bsc proved to be highest at 476.1 mAUD/year MSW treatment. It noticed employing had lower costs compared Sc2, mainly because resulted higher electricity generation reduced greenhouse gas emissions. assessment confirmed Bcs total environmental damage.