Waste flows in multi-regional input-output models
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2013
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Reynolds, C.J.
Boland, J.
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Murray, J.
Lenzen, M.
Lenzen, M.
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Source details - Title: The Sustainability Practitioner's Guide to Multi-regional Input-output Analysis, 2013 / Murray, J., Lenzen, M. (ed./s), Ch.11, pp.95-103
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This chapter provides an introduction to the analysis of waste using a multiregional waste input-output (MRWIO) model. It concludes with a case study on how to apply an MRWIO to the current Australian economy.
Waste is an umbrella term for items that no longer serve their intended purpose or function. In the present economy of the developed world, acts of production and consumption create waste. Every type of waste has its own waste cycle and an optimum method of disposal, from simple recycling for aluminium cans or food scraps to more complex processing for bio-hazardous material.
Yet, with such large amounts of waste being generated, there are few tools that give us an understanding of the environmental, economic and social impacts of waste at a national level, or of how these impacts resolve at a regional or local level. This lack of understanding of local and regional waste issues prevents the effective management of waste to the detriment of the environment and public health.
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Copyright 2013 Joy Murray and Manfred Lanzen