Landfill vs incineration Amsterdam

Question 1

How much electricity is produced annually

Answer 1

AEB produces 1million megawatts of electricity anually

Question 2

How does the waste reach AEB

Answer 2

600 trucks and 1 freight train a day bring the rubbish in from the greater Amsterdam area.

Question 3

How much waste is collected annually

Answer 3

AEB collects 1.4million tonnes of waste

Question 4

How much of this 1.4million tonnes of waste is recycled

Answer 4

64% of waste is recycled

Question 5

What are the statistics of how many KT better off using incineration is than Landfill

Answer 5

Landfill would produce 1036 Kilotons, whereas incineration allows them to reuse 438KT. Therefore, Amsterdam are 1474KT better off using incineration

Question 6

Landfill Advantages

Answer 6

Different types of waste accepted

Facilities are properly sited with
controls

Question 7

Landfill Disadvantages

Answer 7

Often opposed by NIMBYISM

Potential leaching of chemicals
threatens groundwater supply

Decaying matter produces
methane

Landfill takes up a lot of space

High costs to transport the rubbish

Question 8

Incineration Advantages

Answer 8

Can reduce volume of waste needing
disposing by 90%

Can reduce toxicity of waste

Can be used to produce energy

Question 9

Incineration Disadvantage

Answer 9

Expensive

Not all waste is combustible

Creates air pollution

Unpopular with residents to the
greenhouse effect

Capacity limitations – cant process all waste