Before revision: Digestate - an organic fertiliser and soil improver Carbon credits – additional revenues High calorific fraction refuse derived fuel - renewable fuel content dependent upon biological component Residual unusable materials prepared for their final safe treatment (e.g., incineration or gasification) and/or landfill Further advantages: Small fraction of inert residual waste Reduction of the waste volume to be deposited to at least a half (density > 1.3 t/m³), thus the lifetime of the landfill is at least twice as long as usually Utilisation of the leachate in the process Landfill gas not problematic as biological component of waste has been stabilised Daily covering of landfill not necessary Consideration of applications MBT systems can form an integral part of a region's waste treatment infrastructure.
After revision: Digestate - an organic fertiliser and soil improver Carbon credits – additional revenues High calorific fraction refuse derived fuel - renewable fuel content dependent upon biological component Residual unusable materials prepared for their final safe treatment (e.g., incineration or gasification) and/or landfill Further advantages: Small fraction of inert residual waste Reduction of the waste volume to be deposited to at least a half (density > 1.3 t/m³), thus the lifetime of the landfill is at least twice as long as usual Utilisation of the leachate in the process Landfill gas not problematic as biological component of waste has been stabilised Daily covering of landfill not necessary Consideration of applications MBT systems can form an integral part of a region's waste treatment infrastructure.