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Summary
Every day, the world throws away valuable material resources. As global waste generation surges, innovative waste-to-energy (WtE) technologies are emerging as a tool to recover materials that otherwise would be disposed of in landfills, dumpsites, or leaked into the environment, and provide a reliable source of energy globally. The United Nations Environment Programme estimates that annual municipal solid waste (MSW) generation will reach 3.8 billion tonnes by 2050, up from approximately 2.5 billion tonnes today.
Europe’s experience is instructive. Hundreds of European facilities are woven into district heating networks, supplying combined heat and power to local communities and squeezing maximum efficiency and value from residual waste. But the European market, like the U.S. market, is mature and no longer growing, as policy rightly prioritizes waste reduction, recycling, and circular economy solutions. Europe’s lesson is integration: how to recover the most energy from the waste that remains after recyclables and compostables are pulled out.
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