Waste Statistics 1997 7. Incineration plants and landfills7.1 Incineration plants 7.1 Incineration plants In 1996, total waste incineration capacity was 2,474,000 tonnes, distributed on 31 plants, cf. Table 17. In the beginning of the nineties, an extensive conversion of waste incineration plants from heating generation to combined power and heating generation took place. In this connection, capacity adjustments were effected in relation to expected waste amounts for incineration in future. As a result of the ban on landfilling of waste suitable for incineration that took effect on 1st January 1997, increased pressure on incineration capacity is expected. Amounts of non-recyclable waste suitable for incineration will be surveyed regularly in order to ensure necessary incineration capacity.
Sources: Rambøll & Hannemann 1990: Analysis of data for energy plants based on waste, for the Danish Environmental Protection Agency and the Danish Energy Agency, October 1990. The Danish Environmental Protection Agency and the Danish Energy Agency 1994: Waste resources for waste incineration 1993 and year 2000 (*)The Danish Environmental Protection Agency and the Danish Energy Agency 1997: Waste amounts for incineration year 2000. Figures for 1989 and 1995 are calculated on the basis of nominal capacity at 7,000 hours/year. Figures for 1996 are based on actual hours of operation of plants. District heating capacity (DH) may be subject to restrictions under the Act on heating supply. CPH = combined power and heating. 7.2 Landfills Total remaining capacity at landfills in 1994 amounted to 24.7 million tonnes distributed on 64 sites. Remaining capacity at landfills for inert waste in 1994 was 6.4 million tonnes distributed on 49 sites. Remaining capacity at separately located mono-landfills amounted to 6.2 million tonnes in 1994, distributed on 63 sites. A landfill is defined as a site receiving waste which, immediately or over time, presents a risk of pollution of groundwater, surface water and/or air. A landfill for inert waste is a site receiving waste which does not, or only to a very limited extent, present a risk of pollution of groundwater, surface water and/or air. A mono-landfill is a site receiving only one or a limited range of waste types with known composition. As a consequence of the above-mentioned ban on landfilling of waste suitable for incineration, in combination with an increased and further differentiated waste tax, a drop in landfill capacity needs is expected. Thus, at the national level, it is not expected that there will be a need for large extensions of landfill capacity in future.
Sources: Danish Environmental Protection Agency. Working report no. 54, Landfill capacity 1992, Danish Environmental Protection Agency 1997: Landfill sites in Denmark, and internal calculations
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