Study of Long-term Waste Management Scenarios in Small and Medium-sized Municipalities - A Case Study for Furano Living Area -

Abstract

 Long-term waste management systems where energy recovered from waste is utilized in regional recycling symbiosis and/or new value is created are required. This study examined waste management scenarios from long-term point of view, focusing on Furano living area which has already shared waste treatment facilities. As a result, for burnable waste, if there is an enough heat demand, a RDF process is effective in terms of cost, energy recovery and GHG emission reduction, but if a heat demand is not expected, consignment to an incineration facility with power generation is effective even considering the increase in the transportation distance. For kitchen waste, the introduction of methane fermentation increases costs but is effective in terms of energy and GHG.