Developing a Framework for the Insertion of Waste-to-Energy Technologies in South Africa: an in-Depth Analysis of Legislative Barriers and Drivers
摘要
Solid waste management is the sole provision that almost every metropolitan provides for its citizens. While service levels, environmental impacts and costs differ dramatically, solid waste management is one of the most imperative services rendered by the municipality. Currently, world cities generate approximately 1.3 billion tonnes of solid waste per annum. This volume is projected to increase to 2.2 billion tonnes by 2025. It is expected that waste generation rates will more than double over the next twenty years in lower income countries. The above mentioned is quite an alarming statement as the global impact of solid waste is rapidly increasing. Solid waste has the potential to generate copious quantities of methane, a greenhouse gas (GHG) that is principally impactful in the short-term [11]. A proposed solution for the large quantities of waste is to initiate world-wide utilization of Waste-to-Energy (WtE) technologies.