Methodological datasheet: Incinerated Urban Waste
Identification
- Description.
- Incinerated Urban Waste
- Description and source 1 operation code.
- Municipal Waste Inventory 090218 (Basque Statistics Plan 2010-2012)
- Responsable entity.
- Statistic Office of theDepartment of the Environment and Land Planning
- Availability.
- Year t+2
- Secondary sources.
- CAPV structural demographic indicators EUSTAT
- Indicator formula:
- Incinerated Urban Waste (kg)/inhabitant
Objetive
The purpose is to study the municipal waste generated and managed in the CAPV, according to the guidelines for the inventory followed in previous years, in order to provide an overview of the current situation and its evolution over time. A sound knowledge base will thus be created for the decision-making process of the relevant authorities.
This indicator covers the urban or municipal waste that is incinerated. The main volume of municipal or urban waste managed is from private homes, even though domestic waste also includes waste from shops, offices and public institutions. The amounts are expressed in kilograms per inhabitant and year. “Incineration” involves managing waste by subjecting it to thermal treatment in incineration plants pursuant to Article 3(4) or in co-incineration plants pursuant to Article 3(5) of Directive 2000 76/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 December 2000 on the incineration of waste.
The incineration takes place in appropriate furnaces with or without the recovery of the combustion heat generated. If the energy from the incineration proceses is used, we refer to energy recovery. In the case of energy recovery, the usual fuel of the co-incineration and incineration plants is replaced by municipal or urban waste. The steam produced is used to generate electricity or for heating homes. Energy recovery thus leads to more efficient use of the waste. It is, therefore, a more appropriate management method than just incineration. All the “incineration” of municipal or urban waste in the CAPV is carried out with their “energy recovery”.
Sphere
- Population:
The population sphere consists of Municiapl or Urban Waste. It is generated in private homes, shops, offices and services, along with any waste not classified as hazardous or which may be similar to that produced in the aforementioned places or by those activities due to its nature or composition. The following will also be considered as urban or municipal waste:
• Waste from cleaning public roadways, green areas, recreational areas and beaches.
• Dead domestic animals together with furnitures, furnishings and abandoned vehicles.
• Waste and rubble from minor building work and home repairs.
- Geographical Sphere:
The Autonomous Community of the Basque Country and its Provinces.
- Time period:
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Annual
Concepts and Definitions
Codes and nomenclatures
The European Waste Catalogue (EWC), published by the European Commission, is a key document when defining and classifying waste. The EWC enables the waste control systems to be standardised and the relevant reports to be published. This system classifies waste according to the sources, processes and current, thus establishing the bases to produce comparable and compatible waste statistics.
Quality
Not applicable
Further Information