Economic evaluation of household waste recycling of Birjand in 2013 (Iran)

Recently, the problem of municipal solid waste is one of the most important issues. The aim of the present study is to investigate and analyze obtained information and data, and also to study the amount of waste in city of Birjand in 2013 and focus on the economic and environmental aspects. Data were collected from Municipal Waste Management of Birjand and then statistical analysis were performed. The results showed that with a population of 197,896 in the city of Birjand in 2013, 4/33727 tonnes of household waste were collected. The maximum amount is related to organic waste with amount of 25970 tons and minimum related to related to textiles with amoun of 6/168 tons. . Based on calculations, the highest rates of economic value is related to biogas with the value of $ 3376112. with The economic value of waste in the city of Birjand, lots of activities can be done including create advanced recycling site and employment, generate income and protect the environment and urban landscaping.

کلیدواژه ها:

household waste ، Economic Assessment