Types of waste
At present, waste is classified as the one of the following:
- Municipal solid waste (MSW)
- Process waste
- Medical waste
- Agricultural Waste
The World Energy Council (2016) reports that according to the current rate of waste generation, global waste is estimated to reach 6 million tonnes/day by 2025.
So, increasing utility scale WtE plants using MSW or agricultural waste would be a constructive way to deal with waste, as evident