Analysis of the Energy Potential of Organic Bioradable Part of Municipal Waste

Abstract

Sustainable waste management, and especially its biodegradable part at the European Union level, is becoming one of the priorities, not only because of the necessity of conserving soil and reducing waste, but also the possibility of using significant energy potentials of this type of waste. This is particularly true, bearing in mind that about 90 million tons of biowaste is produced annually in the EU, 40% of which is still disposed of in landfills. Considering the composition of biodegradable municipal waste (food waste, garden waste, agricultural waste, etc.), as well as a high percentage of moisture in it, the process of anaerobic digestion is the most appropriate way of converting biodegradable municipal waste into renewable energy. This process is carried out using biogas plants that use biodegradable municipal waste as a raw material for producing biogas as an energy product for energy production. Therefore, the use of biodegradable municipal waste for the purpose of biogas production has two important beneficial aspects: environmental protection through the avoidance of waste disposal on non-sanitary landfills, and the production of energy from renewable sources.