Sustaining environment through municipal solid waste: evidence from European Union economies
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH, cilt.31, sa.4, ss.6040-6053, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 31 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2024
- Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s11356-023-31494-5
- Dergi Adı: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.6040-6053
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Municipal solid waste, Renewable energy consumption, European Union, Load capacity factor, Sustainable Development Goals
- Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
As part of their pursuit to succeed the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), European Union (EU) countries have placed great importance on realizing SDG 11, which aims to create sustainable cities and communities. The relationship between environmental quality and municipal solid waste remains understudied despite its significant impact on achieving SDG-11. Consequently, this study seeks to peruse municipal solid waste, renewable energy consumption, human capital, and natural resources impact on load capacity as a comprehensive measure of environmental quality. By utilizing the CS-ARDL approach, this study reveals the inadequacy of municipal solid waste conversion in EU countries and highlights the favorable effect of human capital and renewable energy on enhancing environmental quality. Moreover, this study provides concrete evidence that natural resources contribute to environmental corruption. EU economies should adopt policies to bolster municipal solid waste conversion to improve environmental quality.