Citation:
Thomas Raffield, Martin Herben, Stephen Billington, Phil Longhurst and Simon Pollard. Coupling Hidden Flows and Waste Generation for Enhanced Materials Flow Accounting Communications in waste and resource management, Communications in waste and resource management, Vol.8(1), 2007, p.12-18
Abstract:
We present an adaptation of an existing materials flow model to account for
waste flows in the domestic environment. The revised approach offers added
functionality for economic parameters that influence waste production and
disposal. Hypothetical waste and resource management futures illustrate the
utility of model. A sensitivity analysis confirms that imports, domestic
extraction and their associated hidden flows impact mostly on wastes generation.
The model offers enhanced utility for policy and decision makers with regard to
economic mass balance and strategic waste flows.