Biogas and biofertilizer production from organic fraction municipal solid waste for sustainable circular economy and environmental protection in Malaysia

Abstract

Waste management in Malaysia remains a persistent economic and environmental challenge. Up to date, more than 80% of Malaysian solid waste disposed at landfills and dumpsites. Therefore, Malaysia is facing an urgent need to move towards a sustainable solid waste management and thus resource recovery from organic solid waste. Hence, this study aims to investigate the feasibility of energy and bio fertilizer recovery from organic fraction municipal solid waste (OFMSW) via anaerobic digestion. The economic and environmental benefit analysis was investigated.

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Keywords

Municipal solid waste, Anaerobic digestion, Bioenergy, Resource recovery, Circular economy, Feed-in-Tariff (FiT)

Citation

Yong, Z. J., Bashir, M. J., & Hassan, M. S. (2021). Biogas and biofertilizer production from organic fraction municipal solid waste for sustainable circular economy and environmental protection in Malaysia. Science of the Total Environment, 776, 145961.