World Bank2013-03-202013-03-202011-05https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12803This study was undertaken to identify and assess the technologies available worldwide for treatment and disposal of municipal solid waste (MSW), and to make a general assessment of the applicability of these technologies to various waste management 'settings' within the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) Region. Each technology was evaluated for a number of key attributes, including demonstrated commercial viability, economics, institutional factors, sustainability metrics, and environmental attributes, including emissions of dioxins and furans. The study focused on the waste treatment technologies that have been commercially demonstrated worldwide; however, selected alternative and emerging technologies were also considered. After profiling the available waste management technologies, an assessment was then made of the general applicability of these technologies to various characteristic settings found within the LAC region. Technology applicability assessment at specific locations within the LAC region will require detailed, site-specific evaluation. Such site specific evaluations of applicable technologies would be the subject of subsequent studies.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABSENCE OF OXYGENAIRAIR EMISSIONSAIR POLLUTANTSAIR POLLUTIONAIR POLLUTION CONTROLAIR SPACEANAEROBIC DIGESTIONASHATMOSPHEREBACK YARDBACTERIABIODEGRADATIONBIOGASBIOGENIC SOURCESBIOLOGICAL DECOMPOSITIONBIOLOGICAL PROCESSESBIOREACTOR LANDFILLBOTTOM LINERCARBONCARBON DIOXIDECARBON DIOXIDE GASCARBON NEUTRALCH4CHEMICAL PROCESSCHEMICALSCLIMATECLIMATE CHANGECOALCOLLECTED GASCOLLECTED WASTECOLLECTION SYSTEMSCOMBUSTIONCOMBUSTION EMISSIONSCOMBUSTION WASTECOMPACTIONCOMPOSTCOMPOST MATERIALCOMPOST PRODUCTCOMPOST PRODUCTIONCOMPOSTINGCOMPOSTING FACILITIESCONSTRUCTIONCOOLINGCOVER MATERIALDIESELDIESEL FUELDIOXINSDISPOSAL COSTSDISPOSAL OF WASTEDOMESTIC SOLID WASTEDOMESTIC SOLID WASTE TREATMENTELECTRIC POWERELECTRICITYEMISSIONEMISSION CONTROLSEMISSION OF METHANEEMISSIONSEMISSIONS OF METHANEENERGY COSTSENERGY RECOVERYENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITSENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLSENVIRONMENTAL GROUPSENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONETHANOLFIRESFOOD WASTEFOSSIL FUELFOSSIL FUELSFUELSGARBAGEGAS COLLECTIONGAS COLLECTION SYSTEMGAS COMBUSTIONGAS CONTROLGAS PRODUCTIONGASIFICATIONGASIFIERGENERATION RATEGHGGLASSGREENHOUSEGREENHOUSE GASGREENHOUSE GAS ABATEMENTGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONSGREENHOUSE GASESHEATHEAVY EQUIPMENTHEAVY METALSHUMAN HEALTHHYDROGENHYDROGEN SULFIDEINCOMEINTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENTLAND APPLICATIONLAND USELANDFILLLANDFILL CELLLANDFILL CLOSURELANDFILL CONTAINMENTLANDFILL DESIGNLANDFILL DISPOSALLANDFILL EMISSIONSLANDFILL FACILITYLANDFILL GASLANDFILL GAS EMISSIONSLANDFILL LEACHATELANDFILL OPERATIONSLANDFILL SITELANDFILL SPACELANDFILL SURFACELANDFILL TECHNOLOGYLANDFILL WASTELANDFILLINGLANDFILLSLARGE LANDFILLSLEACHATELEACHATE COLLECTIONLEAKSLIQUID FUELSMERCURYMERCURY EMISSIONSMETALSMETHANEMETHANE GASMETHANE PRODUCTIONMOISTURE CONTENTMRFMSWMUNICIPAL SOLIDMUNICIPAL SOLID WASTEMUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENTMUNICIPAL WASTEMUNICIPAL WASTE COLLECTIONNUISANCE POTENTIALODOR PROBLEMSODORSOPEN BURNINGOPEN DUMPSORGANIC ACIDSORGANIC COMPOUNDSORGANIC MATERIALORGANIC MATERIALSORGANIC MATTERORGANIC WASTEOXYGENPARTICULATEPARTICULATE MATTERPASSIVE VENTINGPATHOGENSPEPIPINGPLANT MATTERPLASTICSPOLLUTION CONTROLPOST-CLOSUREPOST-CLOSURE CAREPYROLYSISRAINRAINWATERRDFRECYCLABLE MATERIALSRECYCLINGREFUSERENEWABLE ENERGYRESIDUESRESOURCE RECOVERYRUNOFFSANITARY LANDFILLSANITARY LANDFILLSSCAVENGINGSOIL AMENDMENTSOLID WASTESOLID WASTE GENERATIONSOLID WASTE MANAGEMENTSTORM WATERSTORM WATER DISCHARGESURFACE WATERSTEMPERATURETOXIC SUBSTANCESURBAN CENTERSWASTE COMBUSTIONWASTE COMPONENTSWASTE COMPOSITIONWASTE DECOMPOSITIONWASTE DISPOSALWASTE DIVERSIONWASTE GENERATION RATEWASTE MANAGEMENT POLICYWASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICESWASTE MATERIALSWASTE MINIMIZATIONWASTE PREVENTIONWASTE TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIESWASTE WATERWASTESWASTEWATERWASTEWATER DISCHARGEWATER CONSUMPTIONWELLSWORMSWTEYARD WASTEWorld Bank10.1596/12803