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Energy recovery system from landfill waste as a contribution to the fight against climate change (CLIM-WASTENER)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Dec 31, 2013,

Background In the European Union, 1.8 billion tonnes of waste is disposed of each year, amounting to some 3.5 tonnes of solid waste per person. A significant proportion of that waste is landfilled. The landfilling of waste leads to the release of greenhouse gas emissions. In fact, under anaerobic conditions, the waste continues to degrade, producing landf ...
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Treatment of Biodegradable Organic Municipal Waste Using Composting Technologies (Bio Waste)

Start date: Oct 1, 2003, End date: Dec 31, 2005,

Background Both EU and Latvian legislation require a significant reduction in volumes of organic waste in the coming years. Currently, around 40% of organic waste is composted, with most of the rest being disposed of in landfills. To reduce the amounts of biodegradable organic waste initially aimed for disposal, qualitative changes will be required to cur ...
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