In developing countries, including Syria solid waste sector contributes to the
emission of greenhouse gases, mainly methane, due to the lack of methods of integrated
management of solid waste in these countries.
The objective of this research is t
o study the feasibility and effectiveness of
mechanical biological treatment of municipal solid waste in a way to reduce methane gas
emissions compared to the way the indiscriminate dumping of municipal solid waste. In
order to reach this goal is the use of the formula contained in the guidelines of the
International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in account the emissions of methane from
municipal solid waste sector in the Syrian Tartous in the case of landfilling of municipal
solid waste generated by the province during the years from 2010 until 2015 in random
landfills. In order to compare the account is an assumption that the same amount of
municipal solid waste generated by the province during the years from 2010 to 2015 have
been treated in accordance with the mechanical biological treatment method. It was also
calculate the amount of methane emitted from municipal solid waste entering the
integrated waste treatment center in the Province of Tartous within one year from the
beginning of June 2014 until the end of May 2015, using mechanical biological treatment
method.
This study concluded that the mechanical biological treatment for municipal solid
waste significantly reduces the amount of methane emissions from solid waste sector
compared to the landfill, where the percentage of reduction in the emission of methane
93%.