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production, but mainly the much lower emissions to air if methane is collected and<br />

used as an energy source.<br />

Table 61-4: Social Costs <strong>of</strong> Landfilling versus Incineration (million euros)<br />

955<br />

Total Total<br />

Total<br />

waste waste<br />

waste<br />

<strong>International</strong> <strong>Review</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Waste</strong> <strong>Policy</strong>: Annexes<br />

Costs Costs if if all all waste waste is is landfilled landfilled landfilled Co Costs Co sts if all waste is incinerated<br />

(M<br />

(M<br />

tonnes) tonnes) tonnes)<br />

Private Environmental Environmental Social Social Social Private Private Environmental Environmental Social<br />

Social<br />

Belgium 3 112 69 181 245 55 300<br />

Denmark 3 108 66 174 237 53 290<br />

Germany 25 901 554 1455 1977 442 2419<br />

Finland 2 75 46 121 164 37 201<br />

France 24 857 527 1385 1881 420 2301<br />

Greece 5 192 118 309 420 94 514<br />

Ireland 2 67 41 108 146 33 179<br />

Italy 29 1036 637 1672 2273 507 2780<br />

Luxembourg 0 5 3 8 10 2 13<br />

Netherlands 5 173 106 280 380 85 465<br />

Austria 2 89 54 143 194 43 238<br />

Portugal 5 181 111 292 396 88 485<br />

Spain 20 712 438 1150 1563 349 1912<br />

UK 30 1067 656 1724 2342 523 2866<br />

Sweden 4 129 79 208 283 63 346<br />

Total EU 158 5702 3507 9209 12514 2794 15308<br />

Source: Dijkgraaf, E., and H. Vollebergh (2004)<br />

In addition, the benefits <strong>of</strong> incineration due to displaced emissions from electricity<br />

generating plant can sometimes be overstated. It is therefore important to know the<br />

reference energy generation technology that is assumed to be displaced. Some<br />

studies assume this to be a coal fired plant. Others assume gas-fired plants, which<br />

result in a much lower saving in emissions from incineration.<br />

61.3.4 COWI<br />

This report, dating from 2000, presented economic valuation estimates for<br />

externalities associated with landfill disposal and incineration <strong>of</strong> waste. 1176 Further to<br />

this they provide a series <strong>of</strong> example cost calculations under different assumptions,<br />

the aim being to quantify the main externalities according to typical scenarios for<br />

disposal and incineration.<br />

Included are the following external cost components<br />

� greenhouse gases;<br />

1176 COWI (2000) External Costs <strong>of</strong> Landfill and Incineration, Final Report to the European Commission.

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