Table 6 Average economic and environmental cost of municipal solid waste treatment options (USD t− 1)
| Treatment option | Cost | Organic waste | Plastic | Paper | Glass | Others | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaerobic digestion | EcC | 115.25 | – | – | – | – | |
| EnC | −0.56 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Land filling | EcC | 58.25 | 71.10 | 67.25 | 70.32 | 68.33 | [13] |
| EnC | 0.47 | 0.04 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.48 | ||
| Incineration | EcC | – | 20.00 | 20.00 | – | 55.05 | [13, 102] |
| EnC | – | 1.38 | −0.49 | – | – | ||
| Recycling | EcC | – | 93.89 | −67.00 | 20.12 | – | [102, 103] |
| EnC | – | −1.30 | −3.89 | −0.31 | – | ||
| Composting | EcC | 47.00 | – | – | – | – | [102, 103] |
| EnC | 0.09 | – | – | – | – |