Title:
GIS and LCA Methods Combined for Lower Biowaste Transportation Emissions
Author(s):
Jäppinen, E., Korpinen, O.-J.
Document(s):
Paper
Abstract:
This study focuses on how to improve biowaste transportation logistics through geographical allocation of operating districts for transportation companies. The question whether waste collecting transportations from households should be publicly organized or left up to the citizens to decide by themselves is a quite debated subject in Finland at the moment. The model used depends on the region, and there is no clear consensus on their benefits and drawbacks. This study evaluates the effects on traffic and traffic induced emissionsof the two models, public allocation of collecting districts to companies so that only one company operates in each district vs. individual arrangements of transportation so that two or three companies can operate in the same districts. The study includes three case studies in Mikkeli, Finland, and uses GIS methods for traffic evaluation and LCA methods for emission calculations. The results show that significant reductions of traffic and emissions can be achieved through allocation of operating districts. This kind of geographical allocation of operating areas could be used to cut down costs and unnecessary transportations in other applications as well, e.g. forest biomass supply to power plants or biorefineries.
Keywords:
geographical information system (GIS), life cycle assessment (LCA), transportation, waste
Topic:
Biomass resources
Subtopic:
Tools for optimization of biomass
Event:
18th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
OC10.4
Pages:
172 - 175
ISBN-13:
978-88-89407-56-1
ISBN-10:
88-89407-56-5
Paper DOI:
10.5071/18thEUBCE2010-OC10.4
Price:
FREE
