Publications by authors named "Satish V Joshi"
Estimating the demand for drop-off recycling sites: a random utility travel cost approach.
J Environ Manage
September 2013
Drop-off recycling is one of the most widely adopted recycling programs in the United States. Despite its wide implementation, relatively little literature addresses the demand for drop-off recycling. This study examines the demand for drop-off recycling sites as a function of travel costs and various site characteristics using the random utility model (RUM).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEnvironmental implications of municipal solid waste-derived ethanol.
Environ Sci Technol
January 2007
Article Synopsis
- The study models a municipal solid waste-to-ethanol facility using dilute acid hydrolysis, assessing life cycle energy use and air emissions, specifically comparing it to gasoline and other ethanol sources.
- MSW-ethanol production shows lower total energy use and petroleum reliance per vehicle mile than corn and cellulosic ethanol, resulting in a significant reduction in net greenhouse gas emissions—65% compared to gasoline and 58% to corn-ethanol.
- Although converting MSW to ethanol offers fossil energy savings, landfilling with gas recovery options provides greater GHG emissions reductions overall.