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Municipal waste management in Sicily: practices and challenges.
Domenico PannoAntonio Messineosubject
EngineeringConservation of Natural ResourcesMunicipal solid wasteWaste managementMobile incineratorbusiness.industryConservation of Energy ResourcesWaste collectionIncinerationRaw materialIncinerationRefuse DisposalWaste treatmentElectricityWaste ManagementwasteCleaner productionElectricitybusinessWaste Management and DisposalSicilydescription
There are numerous problems yet to be solved in waste management and although efforts towards waste recovery and recycling have been made, landfills are still the most common method used in the EU and many other industrialised countries. Thermal disposal, particularly incineration, is a tested and viable alternative. In 2004, only 11% of the annual waste production of Italy was incinerated. Sicily, with over five million inhabitants, is the second largest region in Italy where waste management is now a critical problem. The use of landfills can no longer be considered a satisfactory environmental solution; therefore, new methods have to be chosen and waste-toenergy plants could provide an answer. This paper gives details of municipal solid waste management in Sicily following a new Waste Management Plan. Four waste-toenergy plants will generate electricity through a steam cycle; the feedstock will become the residue after material recovery, which is calculated as 20–40% weight of the collected municipal solid waste. There are numerous problems yet to be solved in waste management and although efforts towards waste recovery and recycling have been made, landfills are still the most common method used in the EU and many other industrialised countries. Thermal disposal, particularly incineration, is a tested and viable alternative. In 2004, only 11% of the annual waste production of Italy was incinerated. Sicily, with over five million inhabitants, is the second largest region in Italy where waste management is now a critical problem. The use of landfills can no longer be considered a satisfactory environmental solution; therefore, new methods have to be chosen and waste-toenergy plants could provide an answer. This paper gives details of municipal solid waste management in Sicily following a new Waste Management Plan. Four waste-toenergy plants will generate electricity through a steam cycle; the feedstock will become the residue after material recovery, which is calculated as 20–40% weight of the collected municipal solid waste.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-10-25 | Waste management (New York, N.Y.) |