USING SOLID MUNICIPAL WASTE AS ALTERNATIVE FUELS FOR REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IN THE ENERGY AND WASTE SECTORS OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS

UDC 504.05

  • Melekh Dzmitry Vladimirovich – Deputy Head of the Department of International Scientific Cooperation. RUE “BRC “Ecology” (76, Yakubova str., 220095, Minsk, Republic of Belarus). E-mail: melekhdima@gmail.com

  • Mikhalevich Ruslan Vasil’evich – director. RUE “BRC “Ecology” (76, Yakubova str., 220095, Minsk, Republic of Belarus). E-mail: ecologyhelp2@gmail.com

  • Narkevitch Ivan Petrovich – DSc (Engineering), Associate Professor, Head of the Department of International Scientific Cooperation. RUE “BRC “Ecology” (76, Yakubova str., 220095, Minsk, Republic of Belarus). E-mail: ivan.narkevitch@mail.ru

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52065/2520-2669-2021-247-2-205-213

Key words: greenhouse gases, alternative fuels, refuse derived fuel (RDF), municipal solid waste.

For citation: Melekh D. V., Mikhalevich R. V., Narkevitch I. P. Using solid municipal waste as alternative fuels for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the Energy and Waste sectors of the Republic of Belarus. Proceedings of BSTU, issue 2, Chemical Engineering, Biotechnologies, Geoecology, 2021, no. 2 (247), pp. 205–213 (In Russian). DOI: https://doi.org/10.52065/2520-2669-2021-247-2-205-213.

Abstract

The Republic of Belarus, being a Party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), has undertaken obligations to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and, as a consequence, conduct a qualitative and quantative accounting of these emissions.

Purpose: to determine the possible amount of GHG emission reductions in the Energy and Waste sectors as a result of the use of municipal solid waste as alternative fuels (refuse derived fuel – RDF).

Results: the possible amount of GHG emission reductions from the use of RDF was estimated, including the first-time made assessment of GHG emission reductions from fossil fuel substitution.

Conclusion: the total national GHG emissions include only CO2 emissions from the combustion of fossil fuels waste, and therefore the use of RDF is a way to possible reduce GHG emissions in the Energy sector which is up to 0,28% of the total national GHG emissions excluding removals in the sector “Land use, land use change and forestry” in 2019.

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