The impact of household waste on atmospheric pollution and climate change
Students Name: Vakhno Roman Illich
Qualification Level: magister
Speciality: Environmental Control and Audit
Institute: Viacheslav Chornovil Institute of Sustainable Development
Mode of Study: full
Academic Year: 2023-2024 н.р.
Language of Defence: ukrainian
Abstract: Vakhno R.I., Venher L.O. (supervisor). The impact of household on atmospheric pollution and climate change. Master’s thesis. – Lviv Polytechnic National University, Lviv, 2023. Extended abstract The rapid pace of urbanization and industrialization, together with technological progress, has led to the generation of huge volumes of solid waste (MSW) all over the world [1]. Only about 20% of MSW is recycled and about 14% is used for energy conversion, while the rest is disposed of in open landfills or landfills. In the current scenario of increasing rates of solid waste generation worldwide, effective and proper management of solid waste has become a major issue of environmental, economic and social concern [2]. Due to the lack of sufficient funds, infrastructure and technology, countries fail to manage their waste and dispose of it in open dumps, which have a significant impact on the environment and climate. In addition to landfills, the atmosphere is also affected by other methods of waste management, such as incineration, but the share of their impact is insignificant compared to solid waste landfills. Emissions from landfills into the atmosphere are relatively much more significant, and their main impact is global climate change [3]. Estimates show that waste volumes will increase in the near future, as well as greenhouse gas emissions, if current waste management practices prevail in urban economies. Actions should be taken to make the waste management sector more focused on climate change mitigation [4, 5]. There are many alternative ways to manage solid waste. However, they can only partially compensate for the inherent short-sightedness of the use of landfills, as most substitutes have their drawbacks, as they affect the quality of the environment and cause concerns for human health. In these conditions, a set of measures is necessary to effectively combat climate change, namely: finance waste reduction plans, promote the 4R hierarchy (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Refuse), encourage local administrations to create effective centralized solid waste disposal facilities, promote the approach to the clustering of territories for the creation of central points of solid waste management, to develop a waste management policy in close cooperation with the climate change policy, to raise the awareness of waste disposal companies about the potential impact of their activities on climate change, to develop a reliable set of climate change indicators that will contribute site-level impact monitoring, adapt different options for waste management processes to assist in successful planning of management practices and ensure that monitoring greenhouse gas emissions is only the first step towards addressing climate change and is the basis for preparing mitigation plans , policy implementation, monitoring and verification of results to curb the greenhouse gas emissions crisis through the waste management department. Thus, a number of actions should be considered to address this issue, which should include research, education and dissemination of information. This joint effort will bring significant additional benefits to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from waste and achieve sustainable development. Study object – atmospheric pollution and climate change. Scope of research – impact of solid household waste on atmospheric pollution and climate change. Goal of research. The goal of this work is to assess the impact of solid household waste on atmospheric pollution and their relationship with climate change. The general aspects of the problem of solid household waste, their characteristics and technologies used in their disposal and the negative impact on the atmosphere and climate change accompanying them are analyzed. It was found that waste management is a key component of sustainable development and environmental protection. It has been established that due to the lack of sufficient funds, infrastructure and technology, waste is buried in open dumps, which have a significant impact on the environment and climate. It has been established that to effectively overcome climate change, a set of measures is necessary, which should include research, training and dissemination of information. This joint effort will bring significant additional benefits to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from waste and achieve sustainable development. Key words: solid waste, landfills, climate change, atmosphere, greenhouse gases. References Singh RP, Sarkar A (2015) Waste management: challenges, threats and opportunities. Nova Science Inc., New York. ISBN: 978-1-63482-150-6 IPCC (2014) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Mitigation of Climate Change. 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