✅Case Study - Incineration and Landfill - Amsterdam Flashcards
Where is Amsterdam?
The capital of the Netherlands.
What is the Dutch approach to waste management?
Avoid creating waste in the first place, recover valuable raw materials from it, generate energy by incinerating any leftover waste and dump what is left in an environmentally acceptable way.
What is the name of the incineration plant in Amsterdam?
The Afval Energie Bedrijf (AEB) plant.
How much energy does the AEB plant produce?
1 million MWh of electricity annually.
How much waste is brough to the AEB plant?
1.4 million tonnes.
What % of waste at the plant is recycled?
64%
How are GHG emissions reduced?
They have created a complex process of scrubbing the flue gases
The AEB plant provides electricity for the water treatment plant next door. How much CO2 does it save?
438 kilotons of CO2 annually.
What was introduced by the Dutch government in 1995?
A landfill tax on every tonne of material landfilled.
What was the result of the landfill tax?
Landfill decreased significantly in the late 1990s.
By 2006, they had met their reduction target set for 2016.
Name issues with landfill in Amsterdam
Increasing number of complaints about smell, soil pollution and groundwater contamination.
What are the issues with incineration?
It’s controversial and many believe its better to target waste reduction rather than waste disposal
