Case Studies

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  Advanced sorting & monitoring technologies- Focus: Food waste in Sweden

  May 2026

  Food waste remains a major environmental, economic, and social challenge in Europe, with over 58 million tonnes generated annually and households accounting for the largest share. Beyond direct economic losses, food waste significantly contributes to greenhouse gas emissions and represents inefficient use of natural resources. In response, the European Union has strengthened its policy framework, most notably through the […]

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  Advanced sorting technologies – Focus: Food Waste in Germany

  Feb 2026

  With over one billion tons of food waste generated annually worldwide, contributing 8-10% of global greenhouse gas emissions, effective sorting technologies are critical for environmental sustainability and resource recovery. This case story report focuses on Germany, which generates approximately 11 million tons of food waste per year, nearly 20% of EU’s total volume. The economic […]

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• Environmental Impacts of Waste Management Strategies Case studies compilation

  Mar 2025

  The environmental impacts of waste management strategies vary significantly depending on the methods employed, ranging from waste prevention to disposal, and the existing waste management strategy which is being upgraded. Selecting efficient waste management strategies is key for minimizing the environmental impact and resource conservation while bringing value to the communities where they are developed. […]

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  Advanced Sorting Technologies in the Waste Sector – Case studies compilation

  Jul 2024

  In a circular economy, materials can be recovered and upgraded to new high value products or reused keeping the material in-the-loop as long as it is safe from an environmental and health perspective. Developing and implementing smart sorting technologies in the waste management industry generates new possibilities to keep materials in circulation and create future […]

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• Case study: HTC:Valorisation of organic waste and sewage sludges for hydrochar production and biofertilizers

  Oct 2021

  Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC):Valorisation of organic waste and sewage sludges for hydrochar production and biofertilizers The HTC process offers a unique way to recover materials from organic wastes and sludges which are otherwise difficult and expensive to be valorised. This novel technology has been developed at industrial scale during the last 10 years and represents a […]

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• Case Study: Waste-to-Energy and Social Acceptance. Copenhill WtE plant in Copenhagen

  Mar 2021

  Waste-to-Energy and Social Acceptance: Copenhill WtE plant in Copenhagen Copenhill Waste-to-Energy (WtE) represents an example of integration of WtE plants in an urban area and collaboration with the residents to achieve social acceptance in the activities developed by the WtE sector. This report describes technical and economic aspects of the Copenhill plant, and how the […]

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• Industrial Process Heat Case Study: Waste-to-Energy for the production of steam for paper production

  Oct 2020

    In order to reduce its dependence on oil and electric power, Nordic Paper decided to start their own energy production with municipal waste as fuel. The reason was mainly economic in a time with volatile energy prices around 2005–2008. For this reason, Åmotfors Energi was founded with the main purpose to provide the paper […]

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• Biomass pre-treatment for bioenergy. Case study 3: MSW pre-treatment for gasification

  Nov 2019

    Biomass pre-treatment for bioenergy – Case study 3: Pretreatment of municipal solid waste (MSW) for gasification   Gasification is a flexible technology for converting solid fuels into heat, power, chemicals or fuels. When applied to biomass-based materials, carbon-neutral energy production is possible. Biomass gasification is a well-established technology, but typical biomass feedstock materials tend […]

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• Toshima Case Study

  Jun 2016 read more