waste to energy

Waste to Energy

Energy recovery – a vital public service

The twelfth edition of the ISWA Beacon WtE Conference brought together the world's leading experts in waste-to-energy recovery in Stockholm in November 2024. As treatment processes become more efficient, the opportunities to further reduce environmental and climate impact are expanding. However, the primary responsibility for making energy recovery truly sustainable lies with producers.

Feb 11, 2025

Reading time: about 3 minutes

Forever Chemicals and WtE

“PFAS are present in waste because of their extensive use in our societies”

There is still limited research on the fate of PFAS in WtE processes. Stina Jansson, Associate professor at the Department of Chemistry at...
Jan 7, 2025

Reading time: about 10 minutes
#climate change

#energy from waste
Forever Chemicals

PFAS in Waste-to-Energy facilities: A burning question

PFAS are literally everywhere. So of course, they also end up in waste-to-energy plants. And just like in every waste management facility,...
Jan 7, 2025

Reading time: about 3 minutes
#energy from waste

#pollution
Woman in Waste Management

“I want to make an impact”

As CEO of Finnish emissions monitoring company Gasmet, Nenne Nordström is pursuing her dream of making a difference in the world ‒ both for...
Dec 12, 2024

Reading time: about 5 minutes
#energy from waste

#innovation
Carbon capture

Scheuch host exchange of ideas for CO2 project

Results from the pioneering Austrian CO2 conversion project were presented and the next steps worked out at the expert meeting.
Oct 11, 2024

Reading time: about 2 minutes
#business news

#carbon capture
Guest Post

Waste-to-energy integrated with carbon capture: Combating Climate Change for Non-Recyclable Waste

While reducing emissions is crucial, reaching net-zero goals will also require substantial carbon removal initiatives. Innovation in every...
Sep 26, 2024

Reading time: about 5 minutes
#carbon capture

#climate change
WtE and Carbon Capture

10+1 things to know about CCUS and Waste-to-Energy

Decarbonisation technologies are said to be the silver bullet to achieve net zero. Carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) belongs...
Jul 26, 2024

Reading time: about 11 minutes
#carbon capture

#circular economy

Guest Post

The 12 Reasons Why Energy from Waste is Good for Us

In the scientific arena of environmental solutions, Waste-to-Energy (WtE) emerges as a compelling narrative of transformation, a testimony...
Dec 18, 2023

Reading time: about 6 minutes
#waste to energy

#business news
Recycling

Pyrum Innovations builds fifth Pyrum pyrolysis plant in Czech Republic

Pyrum Innovations AG continues international expansion: A new plant in the Czech Republic to have a capacity of 20,000 tonnes of...
Oct 10, 2023

Reading time: about 2 minutes
#tyres

#pyrolysis
Energy from Waste

Sugar Mill Waste-to-Energy in India: Successful Cogeneration

As one of the two world's biggest sugar producers India also produces a lot of sugarcane waste. The country uses this waste for energy...
Aug 14, 2023

Reading time: about 8 minutes
#biowaste

#circular economy
Fly ash recycling

Swedish cleantech company treats fly ash for full circularity of waste-to-energy

As bottom ash recycling becomes the norm, the fly ash generated during the combustion process seems to be forgotten. But instead of...
Jul 6, 2023

Reading time: about 4 minutes
#circular economy

#hazardous waste
ISWA White Book on EfW technologies

"Energy from Waste will take care of the waste that cannot be reduced, reused or recycled"

ISWA is about to release a White Book on Energy-from-Waste Technologies. In our interview Johnny Stuen, head of the working group...
Jun 6, 2023

Reading time: about 4 minutes
#energy from waste

#non-recyclable
Energy from Waste

The State of Waste-to-Energy in the US

Unlike in Europe waste-to-energy has not really taken off in the US. But new policies, the worldwide energy crisis and the need to reduce...
May 10, 2023

Reading time: about 4 minutes
#waste to energy

#energy from waste
EU Emissions Trade System

WtE and EU ETS: What the Inclusion means for the Industry

The European Parliament has approved the inclusion of municipal incinerators in the scope of the EU ETS. Ever since, the industry has been...
Apr 25, 2023

Reading time: about 4 minutes
#circular economy

#legislation
Metal sorting technology

Coin recovery from bottom ash

An innovative sorting system boosts coin recovery from industrial waste incineration and car scrap.
Mar 21, 2023

Reading time: about 2 minutes
#business news

#collection and handling
Waste to Energy

ESWET: How to achieve sustainability in Waste to Energy

With a new report the European Suppliers of Waste to Energy Technologies (ESWET) present their vision of the future for the sector.
Mar 17, 2023

Reading time: Less than a minute
#business news

#sustainability
Waste-to-Energy

Discussion of ZWE report on dioxins from WtE plants

In January Zero Waste Europe published an article on dioxin emissions in three European waste-to-energy plants. Here Prof. Nickolas J....
Mar 6, 2023

Reading time: about 2 minutes
#opinion

#people and companies
Waste to Energy

New SWANA report on advanced air pollution control options for WtE

How to best reduce emissions? This question is explored in the new SWANA report on advanced air pollution control technologies for Waste to...
Feb 24, 2023

Reading time: about 7 minutes
#carbon capture

#legislation
Waste-to-Energy

WTE trade group is launched in the US

The waste-to-energy association wants to advocate and promote the benefits of sustainable materials management via incineration. Companies...
Feb 6, 2023

Reading time: about 3 minutes
#business news

#non-recyclable
Waste to Energy

ZWE biomonitoring report alerts of a high level of dioxins around 3 European incinerators

The new report by Zero Waste Europe on biomonitoring research on waste incinerator emissions in three countries - Spain, Czech Republic and...
Jan 20, 2023

Reading time: about 2 minutes
#business news

#pollution
Biomethane

New company focusing on food waste processing

Biogas and biomethane expert PlanET Biogas creates a new company specifically focused on food waste processing and nutrient recovery...
Jan 12, 2023

Reading time: about 2 minutes
#anaerobic digestion

#biogas
Interview Waste-to-energy and EU ETS

Benoit Englebert: “No industry within the waste management sector should be treated differently since all cause emissions.”

The European Parliament Parliament approved the inclusion of municipal incinerators in the scope of the EU ETS. Benoit Englebert, Manager...
Dec 13, 2022

Reading time: about 2 minutes
#business talk

#carbon capture