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This study presents a method to organize a waste management system and obtain an overview of the whole system. The method emphasizes the optimization of waste management with regard to energy, economy and environmental impact in separate evaluations.

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The method was applied to the Stora Enso Hylte AB paper-mill in Sweden. The system in which the waste produced is used for energy production was preferable with regard to energy, economy and environmental impact. But the lowest carbon dioxide emissions was obtained with the existing system.

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This page is a summary of: Assessment and system analysis of industrial waste management, Waste Management, November 2000, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/s0956-053x(00)00020-9.
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