Conditions for the development of anaerobic digestion technologies using the organic fraction of municipal solid waste: perspectives for Poland

Anna Rolewicz-Kalińska (), Anna Oniszk-Popławska, Judyta Wesołowska and Elżbieta D. Ryńska
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Anna Rolewicz-Kalińska: Warsaw University of Technology
Anna Oniszk-Popławska: Warsaw University of Technology
Judyta Wesołowska: Warsaw University of Technology
Elżbieta D. Ryńska: Warsaw University of Technology

Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2016, vol. 18, issue 5, No 2, 1279-1296

Abstract: Abstract This article outlines problems related to the location of facilities designed to treat the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW). Anaerobic digestion (AD) facilities are investigated as a treatment option, while taking into account the aspects of renewable energy generation. This research has been spurred on by the relationship between waste management, energy generation issues and spatial planning procedures. The analysis is focused on urban and semi-urban areas of medium and large cities. One of the most difficult issues associated with siting of waste processing plants is its integration with local infrastructures, avoiding conflicts and negative environmental impacts at the same time. This research aims to analyse possible locations for AD plants fuelled by OFMSW in Poland. Based on the experience gained from other countries and lessons learnt from the analysis of existing facilities in Europe, conditions for the location of this type of waste treatment plants have been defined, with the focus on economic, environmental and social issues. Most likely, the results of the multicriteria decision analysis for siting of municipal solid waste AD plants (M-BIST tool) could be transferred to other countries, especially those with a comparable GDP level and a similar framework for a waste management system.

Keywords: Anaerobic digestion; Organic waste; Biogas; Renewable energy; Energy from waste; Spatial planning; Siting issues (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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