A Model to Determine the Emissions and revenue
from recycling
3.1 The Generalized Model
As facilities throughout the United States seek to improve the waste management
programs and minimize the emissions from combustion, electricity usage and all other
processes to present themselves to the world as a green facility, emissions from waste
might be small but is no exception. A proper procedure to estimate the emissions from
waste is needed.
A flowchart of a generalized model to determine the emissions from waste, impact of
recycling and revenue generated from recycling is presented in Figure 3.1. Although the
exact analysis and data required can vary among different facilities and their individual
waste management programs, this model does seek to outline the main steps that must be
undertaken to estimate the emissions. The remainder of this chapter will describe the
main components of this model in greater detail.
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