LAPSE:2025.0013
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LAPSE:2025.0013
Towards Sustainable Processing Of Municipal Household Organic Waste: The Role Of Energy Mix Grids
March 6, 2025. Originally submitted on January 29, 2025
The reduction and recovery of organic fraction of municipal solid waste is a major challenge for contemporary society. It requires the establishment of regional strategies with minimized environ-mental impact. This study employs life cycle assessment to evaluate the respective environmental performances of the current French system based on incineration, and those of alternative systems including (i) anaerobic digestion with composting and (ii) composting for biowaste treatment under different energy scenarios. The environmental impacts of Parisian waste are calculated by consid-ering the French energy mix in 2022, the average European energy mix in 2022 and the projected French energy mix for 2030. The results show that the proportion of fossil-based sources in the energy mixes significantly influences the environmental performance of waste management sys-tems. Systems with high fossil-based sources dependency tend to favour incineration-based pro-cessing systems. This is driven by the significant volume of credits allocated to the alternative en-ergy produced from waste treatment. It is therefore essential for investment studies to take ac-count of planned changes in the energy mix in order to accurately assess the future impact of waste management strategies.
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Biowaste, Circular Bioeconomy, Energy Efficiency, Life Cycle Analysis, Renewable and Sustainable Energy
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Ottini C, Yannou-Le Bris G, Domenek S, Buendia F. Towards Sustainable Processing Of Municipal Household Organic Waste: The Role Of Energy Mix Grids. (2025). LAPSE:2025.0013
Author Affiliations
Ottini C: Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, UMR SayFood, 91120 Palaiseau, France. Fondation AgroParisTech, Chaire CoPack, 91120 Palaiseau, France
Yannou-Le Bris G: Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, UMR SayFood, 91120 Palaiseau, France. Fondation AgroParisTech, Chaire CoPack, 91120 Palaiseau, France
Domenek S: Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, UMR SayFood, 91120 Palaiseau, France. Fondation AgroParisTech, Chaire CoPack, 91120 Palaiseau, France
Buendia F: Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, UMR SayFood, 91120 Palaiseau, France. Fondation AgroParisTech, Chaire CoPack, 91120 Palaiseau, France
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Yannou-Le Bris G: Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, UMR SayFood, 91120 Palaiseau, France. Fondation AgroParisTech, Chaire CoPack, 91120 Palaiseau, France
Domenek S: Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, UMR SayFood, 91120 Palaiseau, France. Fondation AgroParisTech, Chaire CoPack, 91120 Palaiseau, France
Buendia F: Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, UMR SayFood, 91120 Palaiseau, France. Fondation AgroParisTech, Chaire CoPack, 91120 Palaiseau, France
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2025
Publication Date
2025-01-29
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Revision of Version 1
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