Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), as a tool for assessing environmental performance, can also be implemented in order to help decision makers choose the best alternatives of integrated waste management systems (IWMS) in terms of environmental impacts. In order to avoid making assumptions, linear programming (LP) models integrated to LCA may allow us to identify an optimum scenario of IWMS from the environmental point of view, among all those theoretically available. We developed an LP model and a multi-objective LP (MLP) model that aim to identify the optimal allocation of waste to minimize environmental impacts. In this research the developed models were tested through a simulation based on realistic data to verify their validity.
LCA and linear programming for the environmental optimization of waste management systems: a simulation
TASCIONE, VALENTINO;MOSCA, Raffaele;RAGGI, Andrea
2014-01-01
Abstract
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), as a tool for assessing environmental performance, can also be implemented in order to help decision makers choose the best alternatives of integrated waste management systems (IWMS) in terms of environmental impacts. In order to avoid making assumptions, linear programming (LP) models integrated to LCA may allow us to identify an optimum scenario of IWMS from the environmental point of view, among all those theoretically available. We developed an LP model and a multi-objective LP (MLP) model that aim to identify the optimal allocation of waste to minimize environmental impacts. In this research the developed models were tested through a simulation based on realistic data to verify their validity.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
