Analyzing Economy-Scale Solid Waste Generation Using the United States Environmentally-Extended Input-Output Model.

ABSTRACT: The United States Environmentally-Extended Input-Output (USEEIO) model includes commercial enterprises from 386 industrial sectors of the economy. The purpose of this work is to model the commercial generation of three streams of solid waste from USEEIO sectors: hazardous waste, non-hazardous waste excluding construction, and non-hazardous waste from construction. The waste accounts cover 536 waste materials, with commercial non-hazardous waste presently limited to municipal solid waste and construction and demolition debris. Total combined generation for all streams based on 2015 economic activity is approximately 775 million metric tons, with concrete from construction activities accounting for 44% of this mass. The chemical and plastics industries generate the most commercial hazardous

SUBMITTER: Meyer DE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7433186 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature