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Database of Waste Management Technologies |
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Cost of Waste Treatment Technologies
In the following, the user may find a list of data regarding the cost of the various treatment options. Data refer to investment and operational cost and are gathered via literature review, information from plants in operation as well as from the questionnaires distributed during the implementation of Action 1 of the project.
- MBT (general)
- Anaerobic Digestion (alone or in MBT)
- MRF
- Composting (alone or in MBT)
- MBT Biodrying
- Incineration
- PFI Projects in Great Britain
MBT (general)
| Commercial Name (if available) | Location | Capacity, tpa | Technology | Investment Cost, m€ | Investment Cost, €/tpa | Operational Cost, €/ton | Gate Fee, €/ ton |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25.000 | ΜΒΤ | 12.2 | 488 | 24 - 81 | |||
| 60.000 | MBT | 13.5 | 225 | 24 - 81 | |||
| 100.000 | MBT | 56 | 560 | ||||
| 120.000 | MBT | 42 | 350 | 55 | |||
| 200.000 | MBT | 40.5 | 203 | 24 - 81 |
Anaerobic Digestion (alone or in MBT)
| Commercial Name (if available) | Location | Capacity, tpa | Technology | Investment Cost, m€ | Investment Cost, €/tpa | Operational Cost, €/ton | Gate Fee, €/ ton |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.000 – 20.000 | Anaerobic Digestion | 300 - 400 | 74 – 88 | ||||
| 20.000 | AD of source separated organics | 22 – 27 | 44 - 55 | ||||
| Passavant Roediger Anlagenbau GmbH3 | 20.000 | AD | 12.4 | 620 | |||
| 25.000 | Anaerobic Digestion | 235 - 245 | |||||
| Valorgen3 | 25.000 | AD | 15.4 | 616 | |||
| BEKON26 | 25.000 | Complete dry AD | 8-9 | 320-360 | |||
| Passavant Roediger Anlagenbau GmbH3 | 40.000 | AD | 19.0 | 475 | |||
| Ashford | 40.000 | Anaerobic Digestion | 11.8 | 295 | 44 - 52 | ||
| Vaasa | 40.000 | Anaerobic Digestion | 6.2 | 155 | 39.1 | 39.1 | |
| <50.000 | Anaerobic Digestion | 219 – 575 | 31.5 | ||||
| 50.000 | Anaerobic Digestion | 11 – 29.5 | 220 - 590 | 26 - 60 | |||
| 50.000 | ΜΒΤ with Anaerobic Digestion | 21 | 420 | 110 - 160 | |||
| >50.000 | Anaerobic Digestion | 147 – 381 | 22 - 95 | ||||
| 50.000 – 60.000 | Anaerobic Digestion | 13.5 – 35 | 270 – 583 | 38 | 54 – 94.5 | ||
| Arrow Bio1 | Tel Aviv, Israel | 70.000 | Wet AD | 11.5 | 165 | 21-25,51 6-252 |
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| Amiens | 72.000 | Anaerobic Digestion | 1.2 | 16 | 49 | 37.7 | |
| Oaktech | 75.000 | AD | 17.6 | 235 | |||
| 75.000 | Anaerobic Digestion | 135 - 180 | |||||
| 100.000 | MBT with Anaerobic Digestion | 35 | 350 | 95 - 140 | |||
| 100.000 | Anaerobic Digestion | 12 - 35 | |||||
| 100.000 | Anaerobic Digestion | 7.5 - 18 | 75 - 180 | 21 | |||
| Hese | Leicestershire, UK | 110.000 | Hydrolysis and AD | 45 | 395 | ||
| 120.000 | Wet AD without post composting | 20 – 30 | 167 – 250 | ||||
| 120.000 | Wet AD with post composting | 25 – 36,5 | 208 – 304 | ||||
| 120.000 | MBT with Anaerobic Digestion | 40 | 333 | 88 - 135 | |||
| Linde | Madrit, Spain | 140.000 | Wet AD + tunnel composting | 35 | 250 | ||
| 150.000 | MBT with Anaerobic Digestion | 57 | 380 | 80 - 120 | |||
| ISKA | 150.000 | Percolation + AD + composting | 40 | 267 | 70 (without disposal compost costs and RDF) | ||
| 200.000 | MBT with Anaerobic Digestion 8 | 15 – 51.5 | 75 – 258 | 18 | |||
| Global Renewables | 200.000 | Percolation + AD + composting | 52.5-57.5 | 263 – 288 | 50-90 | ||
| Valorgen | 200.000 | AD | 51.5 | 258 | |||
| SBI | Heerenveen, Netherlands | 220.000 | AD | 38 | 173 | 89.3 | |
| Ecopark 2, Barcelona | 240.000 (of which 120.000 tons SSO) | MBT with aerobic composting + AD of source selected organics | 68.4 | 285 | The Environment Agency of Barcelona is the owner of all facilities and pays 100 €/ton: 15€ to cover investment and 85€ to cover operation | ||
| Ecopark 1, Barcelona | 245.000 | MBT with aerobic composting + AD of source selected organics (SSO) | 130.2 (includes refurbishment of digesters) | 531 | |||
| Ecopark 3, Barcelona | 260.000 | MBT with wet AD | 58.8 | 226 | |||
| Farington Waste Recovery Park – Lancashire (UK) | 305.000 | MBT-AD, Composting & MRF | 140.3 | 460 | |||
| Vargon | 328.000 | MBT with Anaerobic Digestion | 19.1 | 58 | 39.1 | 39.1 |
MRF
| Commercial Name (if available) | Location | Capacity, tpa | Technology | Investment Cost, m€ | Investment Cost, €/tpa | Operational Cost, €/ton | Gate Fee, €/ ton |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karditsa, Region of Thessalia, Greece | 12.000-15.000 | MRF with trommel, magnet and handpicking | 2.37 | NA | |||
| Alexandroupoli, Eastern Macedonia & Thrace, Greece | 12.000-15.000 | MRF with magnet ballistic separator and handpicking | 2.35 | NA | |||
| Elefsina, Attika, Greece | 30.000 | MRF with trommel, magnet, eddy current, ballistic separator, handpicking and NIR | 5.39 | NA | |||
| 50.000 | General data by HERCCO for an MRF of 50.000 tpa | 5.0 | 100 | 40 |
Composting (alone or in MBT)
| Commercial Name (if available) | Location | Capacity, tpa | Technology | Investment Cost, m€ | Investment Cost, €/tpa | Operational Cost, €/ton | Gate Fee, €/ ton |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpheco | 1.000 | Batch tunnel system | 75.000 | 75 | |||
| 10.000 – 20.000 | Windrows | 25.7 | |||||
| 10.000 – 20.000 | In vessel | 8.1 | 40.5 - 81 | 47 – 54 | |||
| Ipswich | 17.200 | In vessel composting of source separated organics | 1.85 | 108 | 25 | ||
| Entsorga, Turtle Q-Ring | Kefallonia Island, Greece | 20.000 | MBT with composting in boxes with semi-permeable sheet | 3.0 | 150 | 33 | |
| Horstmann | 20.000 | Tunnel with RDF production | 2.1 | 105 | |||
| 20.000 | In vessel composting of source separated organics | 300 - 900 | 40 - 80 | ||||
| 20.000 | In vessel composting of source separated organics | 0.7 – 1.2 | 35 - 60 | ||||
| Entsorga, Coccinelle composting system21 | 25.000 | Composting in boxes | 7.2 | 29 | 25 | ||
| SRS | Inverboyndle, UK | 25.000 | In vessel composting | 3.75 | 150 | 52.5-59 | |
| 35.000 | MBT with RDF production and composting | 9.5 – 15.0 | 271 – 429 | 55 - 70 | |||
| 40.000 | Windrow composting | 1.5 – 12 | 38 – 240 | 14 – 61 | |||
| 40.000 | In vessel composting | 12 – 16 | 300 – 400 | 23 – 61 | |||
| Vinci Environment4 | Launay – Lantic – France | 40.000 | MBT with open windrow composting | 3.65 | 91 | 30 | |
| Horstmann | Osterholz | 45.000 | MBT with RDF production & tunnel composting | 12 | 267 | 60 | |
| <50.000 | Composting | 96 – 205 | 192 | ||||
| Bedminster | 50.000 | In vessel composting | 19.1 | 382 | |||
| 50.000 | MBT with composting | 15 | 300 | 61 - 95 | |||
| Linde | Linz, Austria | 50.000 | Tunnel composting | 19 | 380 | ||
| Alpheco3 | 50.000 | Batch tunnel system | 5 | 100 | |||
| 50.000 | Simple composting system | 3.5 – 22 | 70 – 440 | 30 - 60 | |||
| >50.000 | Composting | 38 – 308 | 27 - 95 | ||||
| 60.000 | In vessel composting of source separated organics | 200 | 30 - 35 | ||||
| Sistema | 60.000 | MBT with RDF production | 11.8 | 167 | |||
| 70.000 | MBT with RDF production and composting | 14 – 21 | 200 – 300 | 47 - 52 | |||
| Chania, Crete, Greece | 70.000 (nominal) Actual: 25.000 tpa MSW 13.158 tpa co-mingled dry recyclables from source separation | MBT with mechanical separation, handpicking and closed composting system | 30.0 | 2.550.000€/y ~67 €/ton of actual input |
45 (includes landfill) | ||
| VKW | 75.000 | In vessel composting | 15.5 | 207 | 34 | ||
| Biodegma1 | Neumünster, Germany | 50.000 MSW +35.000 bulky | Closed composting (covered windrows) | 59 | |||
| Linde1 | Borken, Germany | 85.000 | Tunnel composting | 14.5 | 171 | ||
| Civic1 | 90.000 | Vertical composting reactor | 19.5-22.5 | 217 – 250 | 52,5-103,51 51,5-1322 |
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| 100.000 | Windrow composting | 33 | |||||
| 100.000 | In vessel composting of source separated organics | 50 - 250 | 20 - 55 | ||||
| 100.000 | MBT with composting | 27 | 270 | 54 - 80 | |||
| 100.000 | In vessel composting | 52 | |||||
| 100.000 | Simple composting8 | 7.5 – 29.5 | 75 – 295 | 33 | |||
| 100.000 | MBT with RDF production and composting | 17.5 – 27.5 | 175 – 275 | 40 - 50 | |||
| 120.000 | In vessel composting of source separated organics | 180 | 28 - 30 | ||||
| 120.000 | MBT with RDF production and composting in open windrows | 18.5 – 32.5 | 154 – 271 | 23 – 39 | |||
| 120.000 | MBT with RDF production and in vessel composting | 20 – 39.0 | 167 – 325 | 26 - 47 | |||
| Schwanebeck | 150.000 | In vessel composting | 73 | 487 | 74 | 118 | |
| VKW1 | 150.000 | In vessel composting | 27 | 180 | 25.5 | ||
| 150.000 | MBT with composting | 31 | 207 | 48 – 73 | |||
| Larnaka, Cyprus | 176.000 | MBT with handpicking, NIR and in vessel composting | 60 | 341 | NA | ||
| Sistema | 180.000 | MBT with RDF production | 36.8 | 204 | |||
| 200.000 | In vessel composting | 47 | 235 | ||||
| 200.000 | Simple composting system | 25 – 59 | 125 – 295 | 28 | |||
| GRL | 200.000 | 51.6 – 66.5 | 258 – 308 | 59 - 89 | |||
| Biodegma | Pößneck, Germany | 200.000 | Closed composting (covered windrows) | 22,5-331 6824 |
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| 200.000 | MBT with composting | 40 | 200 | 45 - 70 | |||
| Bedminster | 200.000 | In vessel composting | 52.4 | 262 | |||
| 100.000 – 200.000 | MBT with RDF production and composting | 68 - 96 | |||||
| 200.000 – 400.000 | 48 - 68 | ||||||
| Bedminster | Edmonton, Canada | 193.750 MSW + 53.540 sewage sludge | Bio-cylinder (aerobic treatment) | 55.9 | 226 | 45.91 45.62 |
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| Bedminster | 250.000 | In vessel composting | 65.8 | 263 | 46 | ||
| Ecopark 4, Barcelona | 260.000-300.000 + 40.000 SSO | MBT with advanced recycling and closed composting | 45 | 150 | |||
| Kelag | Istanbul | 300.000 | MBT with metal recovery, handpicking, RDF production and hall composting | 47 | 157 | 6.30 | |
| Facility of Mechanical Recycling and Composting Waste Ano Liosia, Attika |
400.000 (nominal) | MBT with RDF production, metal recovery, bio-cylinder and composting in closed hall | 64.4 | 161 | |||
| Horstmann | 500.000 | Tunnel with RDF production | 20.6 | 42 | |||
| Sutco | In vessel composting | 109,5-129 (with and without residue disposal, relatively) |
MBT Biodrying
| Commercial Name (if available) | Location | Capacity, tpa | Technology | Investment Cost, m€ | Investment Cost, €/tpa | Operational Cost, €/ton | Gate Fee, €/ ton |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nehlsen | Rugen, Germany | 20.000 | MBT Biodrying | 5.2 (without RTO & SRF pelletization ) | 260 | ||
| Nehlsen | Lubben, Germany | 28.000 | MBT Biodrying | 4.8-7.5 | 171 – 268 | ||
| Entsorga, Hebiot biodrying system | 60.000 | MBT Biodrying | 14 | 233 | 15 | ||
| Nehlsen | Stralsund, Germany | 70.000 | MBT Biodrying | 9.8-17.5 | 140 – 250 | ||
| ECODECO | Heraklion, Crete | 75.000 | MBT Biodrying without SRF refinement stage | 14 | 187 | 21.31 | |
| ECODECO | 75.000 | MBT Biodrying (typical values for 75.000 tpa module, with post-treatment section) | 20 | 267 | 19.8 | ||
| 100.000 | Biodrying | 8 – 25 | 80 – 250 | 73 - 103 | |||
| Entsorga, Hebiot biodrying system | 120.000 | MBT Biodrying | 24 | 20 - 60 | 25 |
Incineration
| Commercial Name (if available) | Location | Capacity, tpa | Technology | Investment Cost, m€ | Investment Cost, €/tpa | Operational Cost, €/ton | Gate Fee, €/ ton |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33.000 | Incineration of SRF | 34 – 39 | 1030 – 1181 | 191 - 205 | |||
| 50.000 | Incineration | 450 - 610 | |||||
| 50.000 | Incineration | 20 – 30 | 400 – 600 | ||||
| 50.000 | Incineration | 32 | 640 | ||||
| 60.000 | Incineration | 50 | 833 | ||||
| 60.000 | Incineration of SRF | 47 – 53 | 783 – 883 | 136 - 145 | |||
| ECODECO S.r.l – A2A Group | Corteolona, Italy | 63.929 tons/y SRF 597 tons/y Filter-pressed Biological Sludge |
Bubbling Fluidised Bed | 35.0 | 542 | 124 | 75 (€) /t SRF for 2009 90 (€) /t sludge for 2009 |
| 50.000 – 100.000 | Incineration | 37.5 | 375 - 750 | 98 | |||
| 50.000 – 100.000 | Incineration | 40 - 75 | |||||
| 50.000 – 100.000 | Incineration | 30 – 82 | 600 – 820 | ||||
| Kotka | Kotkafinland | 100.000 | 56 | 560 | |||
| 100.000 | Incineration | 41 | 410 | 7.9 | |||
| 100.000 | Incineration | 60 | 600 | ||||
| 100.000 | Incineration | 54 – 62 | 540 – 620 | 55.4 – 86.5 | |||
| 100.000 – 200.000 | Incineration9 | 61.5 – 86.5 | 433 - 615 | 12.6 - 27 | |||
| 100.000 – 200.000 | Incineration | 77 - 404 | 770 – 2020 | ||||
| 100.000 - 200.000 | Incineration | 89 – 116 | |||||
| 100.000 | Incineration | 390 - 530 | 60 - 80 | 65 - 80 | |||
| 120.000 | Incineration | 64 - 73 | 533 – 608 | 87 - 96 | |||
| 150.000 | Incineration | 80 | |||||
| 150.000 | Incineration | 55 - 80 | |||||
| 200.000 | Incineration | 105 | 525 | ||||
| 200.000 | Incineration | 69.5 | 343 | 12.64 | |||
| 200.000 | Incineration | 78.4 – 86.5 | 392 – 433 | 40.5 - 61 | |||
| SYSAV | Malmo – Sweden | 200.000 | Moving grate | 107 (2001) | 535 | 46 | 80 |
| 200.000 | Incineration | 320 - 450 | 50 | 55 - 60 | |||
| 250.000 | Incineration | 290 | 55 | ||||
| 300.000 | Incineration | 149 | 497 | ||||
| 300.000 | Incineration | 102.5 | 342 | 15.8 | |||
| 300.000 | Incineration | 330 - 390 | |||||
| 400.000 | Incineration | 130.5 | 326 | 18.17 | |||
| 400.000 | Incineration | 115 – 162 | 288 - 405 | ||||
| 400.000 | Incineration | 250 - 430 | 55 | ||||
| 500.000 | Incineration | 156.5 | 313 | 22.12 | |||
| 500.000 | Incineration | 245 | |||||
| 600.000 | Incineration | 189.5 | 316 | 24.49 | |||
| 600.000 | Incineration | 390 | 650 | 55 | |||
| 300.000 – 600.000 | Incineration | 52 - 68 | |||||
| 700.000 | Incineration | 217.5 | 311 | 27.65 | |||
| Incineration | 73.5 – 117.6 |
PFI projects in Great Britain
Also some data are included in the following table, regarding PFI projects in Great Britain:
| Authority | Plants/Capacity in tpa | Budget (Μ€) |
|---|---|---|
| Kirklees | WtE: 136.000 MRF: 27.000 Composting: 5.000 |
37,97 |
| South Gloucestershire | In Vessel Composting (IVC): 30.000 4 transfer stations |
38,42 |
| Surrey | 2 WtE: 270.000 In Vessel Composting (IVC): 112.000 MRF: 40.000 |
95,76 |
| Central Berkshire | MRF & transfer station: 430.000 | 41,44 |
| ELWA | 2 ΜΒΤs: 360.000 7 MRFs 700 collection points 1 road |
52,64 |
| Leicester City | ΜΒΤ: 175.000 Anaerobic Digestion: 35.000 |
34,54 |
| West Berkshire | MRF: 13.500 IVC: 32.000 |
31,91 |
| Cornwall | WtE: 240.000 | 50,40 |
| Nottinghamshire | WtE: 180.000 MRF: 85.000 |
42,91 |
| Lancashire | 2 ΜΒΤs: 350.000 2 IVC units: 110.000 1 MRF: 50.000 |
100,80 |
| Northumberland | WtE (extension): 136.000 1 transfer station: 70.000 3 MRFs: 70.000 11 MRF extensions: 54.000 2 transfer stations (extensions): 75.000 |
45,70 |
| Shropshire Waste Partnership | IVC: 60.000 WtE: 90.000 |
45,70 |
| Wakefield Metropolitan District Council | MBT: 175.000 1 MRF: 50.000 IVC: 40.000 |
36,96 |
| Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority | 5 MBTs: 550.000 1 MRF: 90.000 4 IVC units: 175.000 WtE (CHP): 325.000 |
139,44 |
| London Borough of Southwark | MBT: 87.500 2 ΚΔΑΥ: 95.700 ΣΜΑ: 20.000 |
38,64 |
| Cambridgeshire County Council | MBT: 240.000 IVC: 90.000 |
39,20 |
| Cheshire County Council | MBT: 300.000 RDF incineration: 150.000 |
44,80 |
| Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority | 2 MBTs for RDF production: 655.000 2 RDF incinerations: 327.000 |
100,80 |
| North Yorkshire County Council & City of York Council | MBT: 145.000 WtE: 180.000 MRF: 40.000 |
72,80 |
| Leeds | WtE (CHP): 160.000 | 76,83 |
| Suffolk | WtE (CHP): 245.000 IVC: 77.000 MRF: 60.000 |
114,24 |
| Bradford | MBT: 251.000 IVC: 44.000 WtE (CHP): 113.000 |
69,55 |
| Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham | WtE (CHP): 152.177 MBT for RDF production: 80.371 |
86,69 |
| South Tyne & Wear | WtE (CHP): 200.000 or IVC for CLO production: 200.000 |
82,32 |
| Staffordshire | WtE (CHP): 300.000 | 137,09 |
| Leicestershire | WtE (CHP): 180.000 | 96,99 |
| South West Devon Waste Partnership | WtE (CHP): 225.000 | 106,40 |
| Gloucestershire | WtE (CHP): 175.000 | 103,04 |
| Hertfordshire | WtE (CHP): 270.000 | 129,14 |
| Norfolk | WtE (CHP): 155.000 | 101,92 |
| South London Waste Partnership | 2 MBTs: 213.000 WtE (CHP): 106.500 |
126,45 |