Municipal Solid Waste Collection and Haulage Modeling Design for Lahore, Pakistan: Transition toward Sustainability and Circular Economy

Asif Iqbal (), Abdullah Yasar, Abdul-Sattar Nizami, Rafia Haider, Faiza Sharif, Imran Ali Sultan, Amtul Bari Tabinda, Aman Anwer Kedwaii and Muhammad Murtaza Chaudhary
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Asif Iqbal: Sustainable Development Study Center (SDSC), Government College University, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
Abdullah Yasar: Sustainable Development Study Center (SDSC), Government College University, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
Abdul-Sattar Nizami: Sustainable Development Study Center (SDSC), Government College University, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
Rafia Haider: Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC), Government of the Punjab, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
Faiza Sharif: Sustainable Development Study Center (SDSC), Government College University, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
Imran Ali Sultan: Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
Amtul Bari Tabinda: Sustainable Development Study Center (SDSC), Government College University, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
Aman Anwer Kedwaii: The Urban Unit, Planning & Development Department, Government of the Punjab, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
Muhammad Murtaza Chaudhary: Department of Pharmacy, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield HD13DH, UK

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 23, 1-39

Abstract: Municipal solid waste management (MSWM) is a critical administrative, environmental and financial issue in low-income countries, such as Pakistan, where waste collection efficiency is less than 75% in all urban areas, except Lahore. Therefore, it is pertinent to develop practical decision-making tools to enhance waste collection efficiency by local municipalities and waste management companies (WMCs). A tool/calculator, holistically measure analyze forecast honestly (HMAFH), is proposed for waste collection in urban areas based on the lessons learned. The tool was developed considering local conditions, i.e., business environment, socio-economic and cultural dynamics, city infrastructure and stakeholders’ desires. It is flexible to various proposed waste collection modes, with heterogeneous fleet choices, and it presents an opportunity to integrate collection with a material recovery facility (MRF) or direct haulage to the disposal site. The HMAFH was tested successfully in the Lahore district. Based on the proposed scenarios, the result shows a material recovery of up to 33% by defining dedicated waste collection streams with a 26% saving on fuel. The proposed interventions can prove to be a defining step toward building a circular economy (CE) that allows the integration of treatment options with economic potential to account for 35% of the current operating expenditures and a reduction in greenhouse gases (GHGs) emission, i.e., 1,604,019 tons of CO 2 -eq./annum.

Keywords: novel SWM model; Lahore waste management; waste and circular economy; HMAFH (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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