Assessment of the Synergy between Recycling and Thermal Treatments in Municipal Solid Waste Management in Europe
In 2018, the production of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in EU-28 reached 250.6 Mt, with the adoption of different management strategies, involving recycling (48 wt %), incineration and thermal valorization (29 wt %) and landfilling (23 wt %). This work was based on the analysis of the baseline situat...
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doaj-9c1c056123324c85964739e396824fa02020-12-05T00:05:30ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732020-12-01136412641210.3390/en13236412Assessment of the Synergy between Recycling and Thermal Treatments in Municipal Solid Waste Management in EuropeMarco Abis0Martina Bruno1Kerstin Kuchta2Franz-Georg Simon3Raul Grönholm4Michel Hoppe5Silvia Fiore6SRWM (Sustainable Resource and Waste Management), Hamburg University of Technology, Blohmstr. 15, 21079 Hamburg, GermanyDIATI (Department of Engineering for Environment, Land and Infrastructures), Politecnico di Torino, corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, ItalySRWM (Sustainable Resource and Waste Management), Hamburg University of Technology, Blohmstr. 15, 21079 Hamburg, GermanyBAM Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -Prüfung, Unter den Eichen 87, 12205 Berlin, GermanySysav Utveckling AB, 20025 Malmö, SwedenHeidemann Recycling GmbH, 28277 Bremen, GermanyDIATI (Department of Engineering for Environment, Land and Infrastructures), Politecnico di Torino, corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, ItalyIn 2018, the production of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in EU-28 reached 250.6 Mt, with the adoption of different management strategies, involving recycling (48 wt %), incineration and thermal valorization (29 wt %) and landfilling (23 wt %). This work was based on the analysis of the baseline situation of MSW management in EU-28 in 2018, considering its progress in 2008–2018, and discussed the possible improvement perspectives based on a framework involving incineration and recycling as the only possible alternatives, specifically evaluating the capability of already-existing incineration plants to fulfill the EU needs in the proposed framework. The results of the assessment showed two main crucial issues that could play a pivotal role in the achievement of Circular Economy action plan targets: the need to increase the recycling quotas for specific MSW fractions through the separate collection, and therefore the improvement of definite treatment process chains; the optimization of the recovery of secondary raw materials from incineration bottom ash, involving the recycling of ferrous and nonferrous metals and the mineral fraction. Both issues need to find an extensive application across all member states to decrease the actual differences in the adoption of sustainable MSW management options.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/23/6412circular economyincinerationmunicipal solid wasterecyclingthermal treatmentwaste-to-energy |
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Assessment of the Synergy between Recycling and Thermal Treatments in Municipal Solid Waste Management in Europe |
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Assessment of the Synergy between Recycling and Thermal Treatments in Municipal Solid Waste Management in Europe |
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Assessment of the Synergy between Recycling and Thermal Treatments in Municipal Solid Waste Management in Europe |
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Assessment of the Synergy between Recycling and Thermal Treatments in Municipal Solid Waste Management in Europe |
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Assessment of the Synergy between Recycling and Thermal Treatments in Municipal Solid Waste Management in Europe |
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assessment of the synergy between recycling and thermal treatments in municipal solid waste management in europe |
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1996-1073 |
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In 2018, the production of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in EU-28 reached 250.6 Mt, with the adoption of different management strategies, involving recycling (48 wt %), incineration and thermal valorization (29 wt %) and landfilling (23 wt %). This work was based on the analysis of the baseline situation of MSW management in EU-28 in 2018, considering its progress in 2008–2018, and discussed the possible improvement perspectives based on a framework involving incineration and recycling as the only possible alternatives, specifically evaluating the capability of already-existing incineration plants to fulfill the EU needs in the proposed framework. The results of the assessment showed two main crucial issues that could play a pivotal role in the achievement of Circular Economy action plan targets: the need to increase the recycling quotas for specific MSW fractions through the separate collection, and therefore the improvement of definite treatment process chains; the optimization of the recovery of secondary raw materials from incineration bottom ash, involving the recycling of ferrous and nonferrous metals and the mineral fraction. Both issues need to find an extensive application across all member states to decrease the actual differences in the adoption of sustainable MSW management options. |
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circular economy incineration municipal solid waste recycling thermal treatment waste-to-energy |
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