Title: Estimating the lifespan of the expansion of a landfill in Brazil by means of a model equation based on socio-economic indicators

Authors: Francisco Orlando Holanda Costa Filho; Francisco Humberto De Carvalho Júnior

Addresses: Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Ceará, Av. Parque Central, 1315 – Distrito Industrial I, Maracanaú – CE, CEP: 61939-140, Brazil ' Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Ceará, Av. Parque Central, 1315 – Distrito Industrial I, Maracanaú – CE, CEP: 61939-140, Brazil

Abstract: This study aimed to develop an equation with the aid of socio-economic indicators to estimate the amount of MSW to be disposed of in ASMOC Landfill and its lifespan. Thereby enabling a comparison with the estimate of MSW and lifespan calculated in the environmental impact report (EIR) of the ASMOC, which did not take economic indicators into account. The data GDP, HDI, population, water consumption, electricity consumption and amount of MSW were used in the research. Pearson correlation analysis and multiple regressions were performed with the SPSS program to generate the equation. Therefore, predicted values were obtained for the amounts of MSW and their respective volumes, making it possible to estimate the lifespan of the expansion of the ASMOC to 12 years and two months, a difference of four years and six months from the projection stipulated by the EIR of the ASMOC (16 years and eight months).

Keywords: municipal solid waste; MSW; estimate; lifespan; Pearson correlation; linear regression; multiple regression; socio-economic indicators; landfill; Brazil.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEWM.2019.101283

International Journal of Environment and Waste Management, 2019 Vol.24 No.2, pp.161 - 177

Accepted: 09 Dec 2018
Published online: 30 Jul 2019 *

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