Autore
Massarutto, Antonio

Titolo
The brown side of the green economy: urban garbage and the zero-waste utopia
Periodico
Economics and policy of energy and environment
Anno: 2012 - Fascicolo: 3 - Pagina iniziale: 81 - Pagina finale: 110

This article illustrates the result of a study based on the life-cycle costing technique applied to urban waste management in a typical Italian setting, in order to discuss the economic and ecological foundations of a management paradigm inspired by the "zero-waste" philosophy. We identify landfill availability as a critical natural capital requiring the adoption of strong sustainability indicators. We argue that the zero-waste approach is neither feasible nor desirable. Instead, strong arguments can be found in favour of a "zero-landfill" strategy, to be achieved through an adequate mix of material and energy recovery.



SICI: 2280-7659(2012)3<81:TBSOTG>2.0.ZU;2-7
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