BIOLOGICAL WASTE TREATMENT IN EUROPE – TECHNICAL AND MARKET DEVELOPMENTS

Investigations in Europe indicate that quality and marketing of the end product are the most crucial composting issues. Both producers and users are of the opinion that sustainable recycling of organic wastes demands clear regulations with regard to what is suitable to be recycled and how it should be managed and controlled. Around 15% of the estimated total recoverable potential of 60 million Mg of organic waste is presently treated biologically in Europe. The re-use has to meet environmental and market requirements. Therefore, the trend in Europe goes definitely towards source separation of the organic residues from gardens and households

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