LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT ANALYZING WITH GABI SOFTWARE FOR FOOD WASTE MANAGEMENT USING WINDROW AND HYBRID COMPOSTING TECHNOLOGIES

Authors

  • Rozieana Abu School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University Technology Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
  • Muhammad Arif Ab Aziz ᵃSchool of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University Technology Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia ᵇCentre of Hydrogen Energy, Institute of Future Energy, University Technology Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
  • Che Hafizan Che Hassan Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Water Security (IPASA), Research Institute of Sustainable Environment (RISE), University Technology Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
  • Zainura Zainon Noor ᵃSchool of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University Technology Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia ᶜCentre for Environmental Sustainability and Water Security (IPASA), Research Institute of Sustainable Environment (RISE), University Technology Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
  • Rohaya Abd Jalil Real Estate Department, Faculty of Built Environment and Surveying, University Technology Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11113/jurnalteknologi.v83.17199

Keywords:

Decision making, food waste management, greenhouse gas emissions, Life Cycle Assessment, windrow composting technology

Abstract

The use of composting technologies to treat food waste (FW) now represents an environmentally friendly form of waste treatment, in which organic matter can decompose biologically. However, the damaging emissions of composting technologies for FW treatment vary, thus a life cycle assessment (LCA) approach is often used to certify the quality of the decision-making process. This study quantifies and compares the environmental impact of two scenarios in Malaysia: windrow and hybrid composting (windrow integrated with a landfill) technologies.  The scenario modeling was performed via GaBi v6.0 software using 1 ton of pre-treated FW as a functional unit, with the analysis based on the ReCiPe (H) v1.07 characterization method. The midpoint results revealed that windrow composting technology has a lower environmental impact and is an environmentally friendly option compared to hybrid technology. Treating FW in a windrow scenario has relatively low power requirements for operation with the added advantageous properties of compost production, and a substantial reduction in the distances transferred by the road. The hybrid scenario had the largest negative environmental impact in all categories, such as climate change (1.45E+03 kg CO2 eq), and ozone depletion (4.39E-09kg CFC-11 eq) because of the energy-intensive waste collection and treatment activities it needs, and with no landfill gas filtration. Finally, based on the single score synthesis, windrow is considered as an appropriate treatment with the avoidance of Resource Depletion (6.61E+02 Pt). 

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Published

2021-09-21

Issue

Vol. 83 No. 6: November 2021

Section

Science and Engineering

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LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT ANALYZING WITH GABI SOFTWARE FOR FOOD WASTE MANAGEMENT USING WINDROW AND HYBRID COMPOSTING TECHNOLOGIES . (2021). Jurnal Teknologi, 83(6), 95-108. https://doi.org/10.11113/jurnalteknologi.v83.17199