WASTE-TO-ENERGY FACTS
A Technology That Makes The World A Better Place
Waste-to-Energy, also called Energy-from-Waste, is an essential part of a sustainable waste management strategy as it treats non-recyclable waste: waste that cannot be recycled or reused.
Non-recyclable waste has two treatment options: Waste-to-Energy or landfilling. The diversion of waste from landfills prevents the production of methane emissions, saves valuable land, and allows the recovery of energy and materials.
In fact, Waste-to-Energy plants recover energy which is used to power and heat households, buildings, industrial facilities and transports. Thousands of private homes, offices, schools, hospitals, and industries in Europe receive daily their energy from waste.
Metals and minerals resulting from the combustion process are also recovered and reused for several products, such as road construction materials, additives to cement raw materials, concrete manufacturing, etc.
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