Welcome to CEWEP’s website 

CEWEP (Confederation of European Waste-to-Energy Plants) represents about 390 Waste-to-Energy Plants across Europe.

They thermally treat household and similar waste that remains after waste prevention, reuse and recycling by generating energy from it. 

They deliver this energy (heat and electricity) to citizens and industry. Thus, replacing limited fossil fuels, such as coal, oil or gas used by conventional power plants. 

The waste treated by Waste-to-Energy Plants would otherwise be sent to landfill sites.

This is how Waste-to-Energy Plants help reduce both dependence on landfilling and on fossil fuels.

Waste-to-Energy Plants play an essential role in both sustainable energy supply and environmentally sound waste management.

Brochure:   NEW CEWEP brochure 2010

Booklet:      Waste in (mega) watt out 2009 

Short film:  Waste-to-Energy's role in sustainable waste management

German Federal Environment Agency (UBA) background paper concludes: "Waste incineration does not oppose waste prevention,"
issued on 3rd July 2008