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LCA impacts of MSW and flexible plastics recycling
Achieving circularity faces persistent challenges due to limited waste separation, collection infrastructure and recycling markets. This study presents a life cycle assessment of municipal solid waste management (MSW) in Mexico, comparing two scenarios: full co-processing of MSW as residue-derived fuel (RDF) in a kiln and conventional landfill disposal. Results show that increasing RDF co-processing consistently reduces environmental impacts across all categories, with significant improvements in climate change and fossil resource depletion. A complementary cradle-to-gate analysis evaluates flexible plastic fractions routed to co-processing or other means of recycling. by Andrés Perches Enríquez, Enrique de Hoyos Guajardo and Ana Yulissa Angulo Elizade, Cemex México, and Ana Yael Vanoye-García, ITESM, Mexico
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