Environmental assessment of waste handling in rural Brazil: Improvements towards circular economy
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Rural areas are often neglected with respect to solid waste management, and if some kind of management is in place it inadequate, causing harm the rural population environment, especially when open burning dumping practiced. These practices performed areas/isolated communities worldwide. In today's scenario, any actions taken by cities generally do not focus on implementing a circular economy, that is, closing loops resource recovery, which important increase quality life populations. this sense, study aimed assess environmental impacts current handling scenario Quilombola located west-central Brazil shed light issue provide means decision-makers act appropriately. Life cycle assessment was employed for “current” (combination landfilling) “proposed” (source separation home composting) 1 ton municipal as functional unit ILCD recommended method impact assessment. The results showed registered burdens all categories assessed, such 415 kg CO 2 eq. climate change 37,174 CTUe freshwater eutrophication, while proposed were reduced categories. Based these results, we concluded studied exposed several different impacts, due burning, represented 98.8% emissions change, poses an alternative conducive shift towards economy sustainable development concepts. Our provides data regarding necessary improvements reduce enhance population, will help take appropriate actions. • We applied LCA approach Brazil. Open represents change. CE produced savings most Governance investments needed improve population.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Cleaner environmental systems
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2666-7894']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cesys.2021.100013