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Title: Evolution of Mechanical Heat Treatment for resource recovery from Municipal Solid Waste in the UK
Authors: Velenturf, A
Iacovidou, E
Ng, KS
Millward-Hopkins, J
Issue Date: 2018
Abstract: This report is the outcome of the RRfW mini-project ‘Formulating the Environmental and Social Business Case for a Resource Recovery from Waste Process‘. The mini-project explored the potential for higher value applications of fibre recovered through a steam rotating autoclave (a form of a Mechanical Heat Treatment process). The report reviews the trends driving change in the composition and volume of residual municipal solid waste in the UK, and the evolution of the waste infrastructure required for its management. Analysis of a number of economic scenarios identifies the potential for recovering resource from the residual waste stream using this emerging technology, yet further research is required to fully assess the opportunities and challenges associated with each scenario. The report concludes by outlining that the processing of segregated waste streams, such as coffee cups, could significantly increase the quality of recovered resources and enable higher value applications.
URI: http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/21395
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