| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺北科技大學 === 環境工程與管理研究所 === 105 === Human-induced climate change, brought aobut by the increased release of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, is a phenomenon that is currently threatening and will continue to threaten the quality of life for numanity and ecosystems. Globally, waste disposal is responsible for about 3~4% of anthropogenic greenhouse gases emissions. Municipal solid waste in Taiwan is required to be categorized into general, recyclable, and food waste before disposal. General wastes are sent to the incinerators or landfills. Food waste is collected independently and transported to be manufactured into fertilizer or feedings. Separation of recyclables from municipal solid waste has great benefit for reduction of both environmental loadings and greenhouse gas emissions. Following the guideline of “Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Management Act” started from this year in Taiwan, this study discussed lifecycle of municipal solid waste generated from convenient stores which have not categoried as entreprises by Taiwan Environmental Protection Agency. The municipal solid waste was suggested to be categorized into general waste, food waste, and coffee grounds in this study. The Systems Thinking for Education and Research (STELLA) and Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) were also applied for determining, classifying and analyzing relationships, cost and benefits in the lifecycle of MSW management. This study extended an application of STELLA from air pollution field to waste management field, and can be further applied in other material recycling field such as medical waste in the future. Environmental and health benefit analysis can also be integrated to be a unique environmental management tool discovered in this study.
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