Global carbon position The plant will process 130,000t/pa of MSW, of which a 20% residue, or 26,000t/pa, will go to landfill Avoided landfill = 104,000t/pa One tonne of waste in a landfill degrades anaerobically, producing green house gases in approx ratio 400 cubic metres methane and 400 cubic metres of carbon dioxide The plant is a net energy user at 10.5MWh – natural gas, not renewable
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