{"title":"Identification of an Appropriate Alternative Waste Technology for Energy Recovery from Waste through Multi-Criteria Analysis","authors":"Sharmina Begum, M. G. Rasul, Delwar Akbar","volume":63,"journal":"International Journal of Environmental and Ecological Engineering","pagesStart":146,"pagesEnd":152,"ISSN":"1307-6892","URL":"https:\/\/publications.waset.org\/pdf\/9378","abstract":"Waste management is now a global concern due to its\r\nhigh environmental impact on climate change. Because of generating\r\nhuge amount of waste through our daily activities, managing waste in\r\nan efficient way has become more important than ever. Alternative\r\nWaste Technology (AWT), a new category of waste treatment\r\ntechnology has been developed for energy recovery in recent years to\r\naddress this issue. AWT describes a technology that redirects waste\r\naway from landfill, recovers more useable resources from the waste\r\nflow and reduces the impact on the surroundings. Australia is one of\r\nthe largest producers of waste per-capita. A number of AWTs are\r\nusing in Australia to produce energy from waste. Presently, it is vital\r\nto identify an appropriate AWT to establish a sustainable waste\r\nmanagement system in Australia. Identification of an appropriate\r\nAWT through Multi-criteria analysis (MCA) of four AWTs by using\r\nfive key decision making criteria is presented and discussed in this\r\npaper.","references":"[1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), 2006. Australian and New\r\nZealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO), First\r\nEdition, Catalogue No. 1220.0, ABS, Canberra.\r\nhttp:\/\/www.abs.gov.au\/ausstats\/abs@.nsf\/Lookup\/by%20Subject\/1370.0\r\n~2010~Chapter~Waste%20per%20person%20 (6.6.3)\r\n[2] Hajkowicz, S. and Kerry, C. (2007). A Review of Multiple Criteria\r\nAnalysis fpr Water Resource Planning and Management. Water\r\nResource management, (21), 1553-1566.\r\n[3] Sobral, M. M., Hipel, K. W. and Farquhar, G. J. (1981). A Multicriteria\r\nModel for Solid Waste Management. Journal of Environmental\r\nManagement, 12, 97-l 10.\r\n[4] Maimone, M., (1985). An Application of Multicriteria Evlauation in\r\nAssessing Municipal Solid Waste Treatment and Disposal Systems.\r\nWaste Management & Research, 3, 217-231.\r\n[5] Diakoulaki, D. and Koumoutsos, N. K. (1990). Comparative Evaluation\r\nof Alternative Beverage Containers with Multiple Environmental\r\nCriteria in Greece Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 3, 241-252.\r\n[6] Powell, J. C. (1992). The Evaluation of Waste Management Options.\r\nCSERGE Working paper WM 92-06, University of East Anglia.\r\n[7] Figueira, J., Salvatore, G., Ehrgott M. (2005). Multiple criteria decision\r\nanalysis: state of the art surveys. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg New York,\r\np 1045.\r\n[8] Saaty, T. L. (2000). Fundamentals of decision making and priority\r\ntheory with the analytic hierarchy process. Pittsburg (PA): RWS. p 477.\r\n[9] Ramanathan, R. (2001). A note on the use of the analytic hierarchy\r\nprocess for environmental impact assessment. Journal of Environmental\r\nManagement, 63, 27\u221235.\r\n[10] Resource Assessment Commission. (1992). Multi-Criteria Analysis as a\r\nResource Assessment Tool, Research Paper No. 6, March, Canberra,\r\nAustralia.\r\n[11] Howard, A. F. (1991). A critical look at multiple criteria decision\r\nmaking techniques with reference to forestry applications. Can J For\r\nRes, (21), 1649-1659.\r\n[12] Keeney, R. L. and Raiffa, H. (1993). Decisions with multiple objectives:\r\npreferences and value tradeoffs, 2nd edn. Cambridge University Press,\r\nLondon, UK.\r\n[13] Saaty, T. L. (2005). The analytic hierarchy and analytic network process\r\nfor the measurement of intangible criteria and for decision making. In:\r\nFigueira J, Salvatore G, Ehrgott M (eds) Multiple criteria decision\r\nanalysis: state of the art surveys. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg New York,\r\npp345-407.","publisher":"World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology","index":"Open Science Index 63, 2012"}