Status Report on the Waste Sector’s Contribution to Climate

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1 Introduction

2 Comparative balance for 1990, 2005 and 2020 in Germany

2.1 Accounting principles

2.1.1 Physical accounts and impact assessment

2.1.2 Comparison of systems

2.1.3 System limits

2.2 Waste volume

2.3 Disposal paths and quantities

2.4 Composition of waste

2.5 Description of scenarios

2.5.1 Collection and transport

2.5.2 Mechanical-biological treatment

2.5.3 Waste incineration

2.5.4 Co-incineration

2.5.5 Landfill

2.5.6 Waste paper and waste glass

2.5.7 Recovery of lightweight packaging

2.5.8 Biowaste recovery

3 Results

3.1 General discussion of balance results

3.2 Contributions of the individual disposal paths

3.2.1 Contribution of waste incineration plants

3.2.2 Contribution of biowaste recovery

3.2.3 Contribution of dry materials recovery

3.2.4 Contribution of landfill

3.3 Savings potential of sewage sludge and waste wood

3.3.1 Sewage sludge

3.3.2 Waste wood and residual wood

3.4 Assessment of balance in the light of the climate protection objectives

4 Ways and means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions

in the waste sector in Europe (EU-15)

4.1 Situation in Europe as reported by the Member States

4.2 Own estimates based on European waste statistics

4.2.1 Utilisation of total reduction potential

4.2.2 Reduction in landfill waste quantities in accordance with the requirements of the Landfill

Directive

5 Options for exploiting existing potential for improving efficiency in energy utilisation

5.1 Heating networks

5.2 Renewable heat act

5.3 Waste heat charge

5.4 Promotion of premium power/heat

5.5 Assistance for CHP electricity

5.6 Investment programme for promoting future technologies

5.7 Joint Implementation/Clean Development Mechanism

6 Ways and means of improving the efficiency of energy recovery from residual waste

6.1 Electricity offtake from waste incineration

6.1.1 Available technology

6.1.2 Technological options

6.2 Problems with utilisation of CHP heat and process steam

7 Conclusion

8 Bibliography

9 Appendix