Waste-to-Energy Plans for the UK

The debate over whether waste-to-energy projects should be under the renewable energy umbrella may continue for years. In the meantime, waste will continue to build up unabated, and companies will continue to propose new methods to minimize the energy required or environmental consequences of disposing of it. This week, a division of the Pirelli tire company announced a partnership to move ahead on a waste-to-energy plan in the UK.

In Italy, Pirelli’s technology has been used for more than two years in Cuneo, where the proportion of energy recovery from municipal solid waste (approximately 32 percent) is higher than both the Italian average (8 percent) and the European average (25 percent).

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