CEWEP members are committed to increasing the energy efficiency of their plants so that they can generate as much sustainable energy from the waste as possible.  (European Commission R1 Guidelines)

On the basis that about 70 million tonnes of household and similar waste that remains after waste prevention, reuse and recycling, was treated in Waste-to-Energy Plants across Europe in 2009, 28 billion kWh of electricity and 70 billion kWh of heat can be generated.

Then between 7-38 million tonnes of fossil fuels (gas, oil, hard coal and lignite) can be substituted annually, emitting 19-38 million tonnes of CO2.

In order to move away from Europe's high dependence on fossil fuels we should explore the cost effective and available alternative energy option: Waste-to-Energy.

To studies on Energy Resources and Climate Protection

Examples of Good Practice