Waste Tyre Management Options in South Africa and Their Environmental Impacts Using Life Cycle Assessment †

Sep 2026

Towards quantifying the environmental & economic impacts of integrated organic waste management in a tropical urbanizing ecotourism region.

Given the finite lifespan of traditional landfills, alternative waste management systems are needed to reduce environmental impacts, promote resource recovery, and support a circular economy. This study evaluated the environmental and economic sustainability of four organic waste treatment scenarios in an ecotourism re...

Jéssica Bárbara da Silva, Ivson Lucas de Santana, Justin Welch et al. · Journal of Environmental Man... · 0 citations

Review Open access Aug 2026

Harnessing Renewable Energy from Municipal Solid Waste: Challenges and Opportunities in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia

Rapid urbanization in Saudi Arabia has significantly increased municipal solid waste (MSW) generation, intensified environmental pressures and complicated sustainable waste management. Despite ongoing national initiatives aligned with Vision 2030, systematic integration of waste-to-energy (WtE) approaches remains limit...

Jawaher T. Al-Dughaither, U. Dano · Journal of Climate Change · 0 citations

Open access Sep 2026

From environmental hotspots to strategic action: a life cycle assessment of solid tyre manufacturing in Sri Lanka under EU sustainability pressures

This study evaluates the cradle-to-gate environmental performance of solid tyre production in Sri Lanka, focusing on raw material extraction and manufacturing stages. A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) was conducted in accordance with ISO 14040 and 14044 standards using the SimaPro Faculty version. The ReCiPe 2016 Midpoint...

L. Bandara, Sampath Wahala, Dimuthu Vijerathne · Journal of Green Economy and... · 0 citations

Open access Sep 2026

Scenario-Based Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in the Municipal Solid Waste: Cambodia Case Study and Regional Comparison in Asia

This study estimates future waste generation and evaluates greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation potential under alternative waste management strategies in Cambodia. Key mitigation measures include waste reduction, improved collection efficiency, recycling, and methane recovery. Recycling is identified as the most effective...

Kyoko Take, T. Nguyen · Environment and Natural Reso... · 0 citations

Review Open access Sep 2026

Environmental trade-offs in plastic waste management pathways: A critical synthesis of comparative life cycle assessment studies.

Plastic waste remains a major challenge for sustainable polymer science, requiring solutions that align with circular economy principles. This review provides a structured critical synthesis of comparative life cycle assessment (LCA) studies on waste management strategies, including mechanical recycling (MR), chemical...

Danilo Lins Sant'ana de Lima, Alisson Dias da Silva Ruy, Roger Martins de Oliveira Gomes et al. · Waste Management · 0 citations

Open access Oct 2026

Life Cycle Assessment of Municipal Solid Waste Management in Tripoli, Lebanon: From Open Dumping to Integrated Resource Recovery

Municipal solid waste management remains a critical environmental and public-health challenge in Lebanon. This study evaluates the management of 1 tonne of incoming municipal solid waste from the Tripoli/Al-Fayhaa system using a SimaPro 8 model with IMPACT 2002+. Five scenarios were compared: open dumping (S0), inciner...

Y. Jabali, Aynur Naghizade · Environments · 0 citations