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Evaluation and development of solid waste management plan: a case of Seoul for past and future 10 years

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For strategic planning of municipal solid waste management, the goals and action plans should be predicted and adopted after proper evaluations of the previous achievements. Thus, this long-term plans for past and future 10 years were evaluated and developed by completing the procedures for current and future status analysis, the evaluation of the 2nd Seoul Solid Waste Management Plan (SWMP), the development of the 3rd Seoul SWMP, expert forum, public hearing, and “Prior Environmental Review” of Korea Ministry of Environment. The greatest achievements during the 2nd Seoul SWMP (2002–2011) were good performances of waste treatment methods and their rates and greenhouse gas (GHG) saving effects. The 3rd Seoul SWMP induces three policy stances and six directions of waste management from 2012 to 2021 in Seoul. The project section in this plan is divided into six policy stages and eighteen action plants in whole. The goals of the 3rd plan are direct landfill 5.4 % and resource recovery 72 % by 2021. Optimization index analysis shows the increases of the index from 62.2 % in 2009 to 79.2 % in 2021. As well as optimization index analysis, further analysis results for public budget, GHG emissions, and job creation supports that the 3rd Seoul SWMP has been successfully planned. These findings suggest several courses of action for evaluation and development of long-term solid waste management plan in various countries.

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Authors would like to thank Waste Management Division, Environment Bureau, Seoul City for contributing with data to this research. This project was supported by the Korea Ministry of Environment and Seoul Metropolitan Governance.

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  1. Department of Safety and Environmental Research, The Seoul Institute, 57 Nambusunhwan-Ro 340-Gil, Seocho-Gu, Seoul, South Korea

    Kee-Young Yoo

  2. Department of Urban Planning Research, Daejeon Development Institute, 85 Jungang-Ro, Jung-Gu, Daejeon, 301-763, South Korea

    Sora Yi

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Table 6 Amount and characteristics of MSW generation in Seoul for past 10 years
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Table 7 Sharing of incineration plants in Seoul Metropolitan City in 2012
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Table 8 Operation rate of four incineration plants in Seoul Metropolitan City in 2012
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Table 9 Amount and parameter for the estimation of GHG emissions in landfill
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Table 10 Estimation of GHG emissions by landfill of MSW
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Table 11 Estimation of GHG emissions by incineration of MSW in 2005
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Table 12 Estimation of GHG emissions by incineration of MSW in 2010
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Table 13 Estimation of optimization indexes for every 3 years
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Yoo, KY., Yi, S. Evaluation and development of solid waste management plan: a case of Seoul for past and future 10 years. J Mater Cycles Waste Manag 17, 673–689 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-014-0294-2

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