Cradle to Gate
Identity ID
541d7275-eeca-42e1-9ada-ba436d56065e
Waste treatment
Associated ID
ffc5dd81-5b63-4cc1-9566-c0c87a5328b0
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Description
This dataset represents the waste treatment activity of “municipal solid waste” in a sanitary landfill. Recommended use of this dataset: for an average municipal/public waste mix. It is not suitable to represent any single specific waste such as plastics, paper or cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Tongchuan, Shaanxi Province are as follows: food/kitchen waste 38.6%, paper 9.3%, rubber 10.1%, textiles (fibres) 1.4%, wood and bamboo 7.4%, ash and soil 0%, bricks/tiles and ceramics 23.3%, glass 6.5%, metals 3.4%, others 0%. Moisture 46.1%, higher heating value 5445.04kJ/kg, lower heating value 3802.42kJ/kg. The share of carbon in the initial waste that is of biogenic origin is 60.4%. The proportion of metals in the waste that is unoxidised and largely recoverable (excluding very small or very thin components): iron: 60.03%; aluminium: 17.81%; copper: 72.83%. Overall waste degradation rate over 100 years: 18.73%. Degradability of the constituent waste fractions: paper: 27%; mixed cardboard: 32.4%; plastics: 1%; laminated materials: 18%; laminated packaging such as beverage cartons: 18%; composite goods such as disposable diapers: 18%; glass: 0%; textiles: 12%; minerals: 0%; natural products: 27%; compostable materials: 27%; inert metals: 10%; volatile metals: 0%; batteries: 0%; electronics: 0%; landfill gas capture and utilisation generates 1.48E-04 kWh of electricity and 5.35E-01 MJ of useful heat.
Process Description
“Municipal solid waste” is primarily generated from a wide range of activities in many different sectors. "Municipal solid waste" includes the following components: food waste, paper, rubber, textile (fiber), wood and bamboo, dust, bricks, ceramics, glass, metal and potentially other components.
Such by-products (recyclables or waste) are generated by common transformation activities and can therefore be considered for modeling waste outputs of similar composition.
In the HiQ database, disposal methods for this by-product include: sanitary landfill, municipal incineration. In addition, this by-product is used in the following processes: Clinker production.
Time period
2021
2026
Geography
China,Shanxi,Tongchuan
Geography comment
The site's annual mean temperature (MAT) is 12.7310113412622 degrees Celsius, and its annual mean precipitation (MAP) is 786.04070013375 mm/year. The average residence time of leachate that seeps into landfills is 10 years.
Macroeconomic value
Business-as-Usual
Data validation
Yes
Technology
Current Technology
Technology comment
This is an inventory of sanitary (controlled) landfills for municipal solid waste. The final average landfill height is 20 meters. The operational phase lasts 30 years. Landfill gas collection and utilization begin one year after waste disposal and continue for 30 years. The conversion efficiency of landfill gas utilization is 70%, of which 50% is converted to electrical energy and 50% to heat. Leachate collected during the first 100 years is treated before discharge.