Abstract
In urban area of developing countries, environmental deterioration caused by municipal solid waste (MSW) has been increasingly endangering humans' health condition. Establishment of appropriate MSW management is mostly urgent matter. In this study, we investigated the feasibility of anaerobic digestion (AD) technology as a technical option in MSW management. It was suggested that fuelwood overgrazing from nearby surroundings resulted in deforestation and soil erosion. Different from developed countries, this region fulfills the conditions of climate and MSW characteristics for dissemination of this technology, but can not afford the incineration yet. Opposed to our expectation, AD technology was proved to meet some extent ofhousehold energy demands in urban areas, and thus can partially contribute fuelwood saving for most of Asian developing countries.
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