AN OPPORTUNITY TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GASES BY TURNING MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE TO ENERGY

ABSTRACT. This article presents existing technologies for the treatment of municipal solid waste (MSW), and offers a comparison between them. A technology suitable to convert MSW into energy without the need for pre-treatment or long-distance transportation is proposed. For every 100 t of MSW, the plant generates 11 100 kWh of electricity and 99.7 MWh of heat with a supply temperature of 75°C to be used for district heating purposes. The technology makes it possible to use the energy for the needs of the community that generates the waste. The presented technology is suitable for communities with a population of 30 to 70 thousand inhabitants.