Application | Waste type | Geographical scope | Functional unit | Impact coverage | Conclusions | Ref. |
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MFA /LCA | MSW | the city of Cardiff, Wales | Management of 168,526 t of MSW in Cardiff, collected between April 2012 and March 2013 | GHG | - Evaluate a complex, multi waste stream at the meso- level. - Demonstrates the use of complementary methodologies of MFA and LCA in combination to provide valuable information about the environmental performance of a SWM system. | [3] |
MFA/consequential LCA | Waste paper and cardboard | Spain | Recycling of 1 t of waste paper collected in Spain (Nationally and internationally) | GHG | - The future GHG quantifications should be based on the flows described by MFA and quantified using consequential LCA because methodologies that accurately account for GHG are necessary for decision-making. | [14] |
MFA/LCA | Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)waste | Thailand | Management of post-consumer PVC waste generated during 2013–2014 | GWP, Energy use | - MFA successful estimated PVC waste flows while LCA evaluated environmental impacts of PVC waste management | [15] |
MFA/LCA | Food waste | Daejeon Metropolitan City in Korea. | Management of 1 t of food waste generated from households and small-scale restaurants | GWP, Acidification potential, Eutrophication potential, and photochemical ozone creation potential | - MFA and LCA were used to quantify the potential environmental impacts of food waste management. | [16] |
MFA/LCA | MSW | Switzerland | Treatment of all MSW generated in Switzerland, 2012. | Cumulative exergy demand climate change, human toxicity and eco-toxicity | - The modular MFA/LCA design allows for a detailed assessment of recycling and thermal treatment pathways as well as national waste management strategies. | [17] |