Quantification of greenhouse gas emissions from waste management processes for municipalities–A comparative review focusing on Africa

E Friedrich, C Trois - Waste management, 2011 - Elsevier
The amount of greenhouse gases (GHG) emitted due to waste management in the cities of
developing countries is predicted to rise considerably in the near future; however, these …

Towards sustainability in municipal solid waste management in South Africa: a survey of challenges and prospects

O Adeleke, S Akinlabi, TC Jen… - Transactions of the Royal …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In most developing countries, the huge amount of unmanaged municipal solid wastes and
the inefficiency of the current waste management system have resulted in an unprecedented …

Sustainable solid waste management in developing countries: a study of institutional strengthening for solid waste management in Johannesburg, South Africa

N Serge Kubanza, MD Simatele - Journal of Environmental …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This paper discusses the impacts of solid waste on human health and environmental
wellbeing in Johannesburg, South Africa. Using both secondary and primary data collected …

Municipal solid waste management in South Africa: From waste to energy recovery through waste-to-energy technologies in Johannesburg

S Dlamini, MD Simatele, N Serge Kubanza - Local environment, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT “Waste-to-energy”(WTE) technologies have been presented as one of the
avenues to improve the management of solid waste whilst promoting clean and healthy …

Prediction of municipal solid waste generation: an investigation of the effect of clustering techniques and parameters on ANFIS model performance

O Adeleke, SA Akinlabi, TC Jen… - Environmental …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The present waste-management system in most developing countries are insufficient to
combat the challenge of increasing rate of solid waste generation. Accurate prediction of …

Exploring the dynamic effect of economic growth on carbon dioxide emissions in Africa: evidence from panel PMG estimator

DK Espoir, R Sunge, F Bannor - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
The relationship between economic growth and environmental pollution continues to attract
significant research interest for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers all over the …

A revised approach for estimating informally disposed domestic waste in rural versus urban South Africa and implications for waste management

C Rodseth, P Notten, H Von Blottnitz - South African Journal of …, 2020 - scielo.org.za
ABSTRACT A major limitation to improved waste management in South Africa lies in the
paucity of reliable waste data and the exclusion of the contribution of the informal sector from …

Renewable energy sources in Cameroon: Potentials, benefits and enabling environment

FH Abanda - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
The price of hydroelectricity in Cameroon has recently sky-rocketed. At the same time,
firewood in remote areas is being depleted without being replenished. This has led to a …

Current and future greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the management of municipal solid waste in the eThekwini Municipality–South Africa

E Friedrich, C Trois - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2016 - Elsevier
When considering projections of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from waste there is a
paucity of such studies for municipalities in developing countries and particular in Africa …

Bibliometric analysis of municipal solid waste management research: Global and South African trends

V Ndou, IT Rampedi - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Municipal solid waste management has become one of the most important environmental
management issues around the world. In this study, a bibliometric analysis of the literature …