Region
East Asia and Pacific
South Asia
Sectors and Themes
Waste
Scale
National
Expertise Level
Practitioner
Resource Type
Analysis Tools
Guidance
User Manual: https://pub.iges.or.jp/system/files/publication…
Inputs Needed
Climatic zone
Transportation of waste
Composting of waste
Anaerobic digestion
Mechanical biological treatment
Recycling
Mixed waste landfilling
Transportation of waste
Composting of waste
Anaerobic digestion
Mechanical biological treatment
Recycling
Mixed waste landfilling
Outputs Provided
Estimation of GHG emissions from: waste transportation
landfilling
composting
anaerobic digestion
mechanical biological treatment
recycling
incineration
open burning
landfilling
composting
anaerobic digestion
mechanical biological treatment
recycling
incineration
open burning
Language
English
Developer or Source
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
The GHG Calculator for Solid Waste is a spreadsheet model for calculating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from all the existing waste management practices (transportation, mix waste landfilling, composting, anaerobic digestion, mechanical biological treatment, recycling, incineration and open burning) in developing Asian countries. In addition, this simulation is useful to estimate GHG emission/reductions from the current waste management practice in a particular location taking into account the climate benefits from resource recovery from waste in a life cycle perspective.