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63.3 Incineration<br />

63.3.1 Climate Change Impacts <strong>of</strong> Incineration<br />

Greenhouse gas emissions occurring as a result <strong>of</strong> the incineration <strong>of</strong> waste will be<br />

dependent upon the carbon content <strong>of</strong> the dry material, along with the overall<br />

efficiency <strong>of</strong> energy generation that results from the combustion <strong>of</strong> that material.<br />

Table 63-10 details the carbon content <strong>of</strong> waste components together with their<br />

energy and moisture content.<br />

Table 63-10: Carbon Contents and Energy Content for Materials in the <strong>Waste</strong> Stream<br />

998<br />

29/09/09<br />

Total Total C C (% fm)<br />

Proportion Proportion <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong> C<br />

C<br />

that that is is non non<br />

non<br />

fossil fossil2<br />

Energy<br />

Energy<br />

content content (lower<br />

(lower<br />

heating heating value<br />

value<br />

as as received)<br />

received)<br />

MJ MJ per per per kg kg3<br />

Typical<br />

Typical<br />

moisture<br />

moisture<br />

content<br />

content<br />

Paper 32% 100% 11.5 18%<br />

Card 30% 100% 11.5 24%<br />

Dense plastic 1 76% 20.0 – 32.0 18%<br />

Plastic film 74% 23.0 22%<br />

Textiles 29% 50% 15.0 19%<br />

Glass 0% 0 2%<br />

Ferrous metal 0% 0 3%<br />

Non ferrous metal 0% 0 5%<br />

Wood 23% 100% 14.5 41%<br />

Garden waste 26% 100% 5.0 45%<br />

Food waste 13% - 20% 100% 4.0 – 5.0 58% - 71%<br />

Misc. combustibles 40% 50% 14.5 41%<br />

Misc. non combustibles 7% 2.7 6%<br />

Fines 17% 100% 4.5 41%<br />

Notes<br />

1. The lower values represent PVC material; the upper end <strong>of</strong> the range HDPE bottles<br />

2. This results in an overall biogenic carbon content <strong>of</strong> 54% (using the composition analysis<br />

provided in Table 63-3)<br />

3. The overall energy content <strong>of</strong> residual waste (as received at facility) is 10.8 MJ per kg, based on<br />

the composition analysis provided in Table 63-3<br />

Sources: Vito (2001) Procesbeschrijving Afvalverwerkingstechnieken: Integrale Miliestudies; Dalemo M<br />

(2004) The Modelling <strong>of</strong> an Anaerobic Digestion Plant and a Sewage Plant in the Orware Simulation<br />

Model: Swedish University <strong>of</strong> Agricultural Sciences, Report 213; Beker D and Cornelissen A (2006)<br />

Chemische Analyse Van Huishoudelijk Restafval Resultaten 1994 En 1995, Dutch National Institute <strong>of</strong><br />

Public Health and the Environment, November 2006; The National Household <strong>Waste</strong> Analysis<br />

Programme (1992); Energy Research Centre <strong>of</strong> the Netherlands (u.d.) Phyllis Database: The<br />

Composition <strong>of</strong> Biomass and <strong>Waste</strong>

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