ABSTRACT
Incineration of untreated municipal waste is an important factor in waste management system of Germany. All incinerators in Germany recover energy and meet the legal requirements of the Waste Incineration Plant Ordinance. New build incineration plants in state of the art stabilize their costs to around 120 €/t. Because of the low public acceptance of waste incineration the mechanical-biological pre-treatment plays an important role. The RDF separated from municipal waste can be used in several industrial combustion processes like cement kilns or power plants. In this case waste can substitute non renewable fuels. The co-combustion of RDF is an economically attractive option for the plant operators, but for an active trade it is necessary to develop standardization for technical criteria of RDF.
