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Technologies for municipal solid waste management: Current status, challenges, and future perspectives

Khan, Shamshad, Anjum, Raheel, Raza, Syed Turab, Ahmed Bazai, Nazir, Ihtisham, Muhammad·2022·Chemosphere
DOI 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132403
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Municipal solid waste (MSW) is a reflection of the culture that generates it and has a negative impact on the health of the humans and the environment. In the global context, people are abandoning increasing volumes of garbage, and the content of that waste is becoming more complicated than it has ever been, as plastic and electronic consumer goods spread. At the same time, the world is rapidly urbanizing. These changes place a burden on cities to manage garbage appropriately on both a social and environmental level. Globally, extensive research has been conducted to develop a comprehensive MSW management system that includes treatment. The primary objective of this article is to examine municipal solid waste in eight of China's eastern coastal regions. With the use of this review, we found that MSW generation is increasing in Shandong, Guangdong, Zhejiang, and Fujian provinces, but declining in other eastern coastal cities, provinces, and special zones. Furthermore, municipal solid waste in China is treated utilizing 52 percent landfill, 45 percent incineration, and 3 percent composting techniques, resulting in significantly lower usage efficiency than in developed countries. The effectiveness of China's municipal waste management system must be improved. In addition, this review examines MSW management issues and prospects in China, as well as recommendations for strengthening the MSW management system.

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Authors
Khan, S., Anjum, R., Raza, S. T., Ahmed Bazai, N., & Ihtisham, M.
Affiliations
  • Neijiang Normal University (CN)
  • Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (PK)
  • Yunnan University (CN)
  • Sichuan Agricultural University (CN)
Corresponding author
Khan, Shamshad
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Chemosphere
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2022-02
Volume
288
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Pt 1
Pages
132403
ISSN
0045-6535 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132403
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W3201988305
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Neijiang Normal University (2020WJ09)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Waste Management and Disposal › Municipal Solid Waste Management
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Waste Management and Disposal › Waste Management and Recycling
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management
Keywords
municipal solid waste, solid waste management, waste generation trends, landfill, incineration, composting, plastic waste, electronic waste, urbanization, China, eastern coastal China, waste management system improvement
MeSH terms
China, Cities, Humans, Refuse Disposal, Incineration, Waste Management, Solid Waste, Waste Disposal Facilities

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