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Disposal of municipal solid waste in sanitary landfills is still the main waste management method in the Attica region, as in most
regions of Greece. Nevertheless, diversion from landfilling is being promoted by regional plans, in which the perspectives of new
waste treatment technologies are being evaluated. The present study aimed to assess the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
impact of different municipal solid waste treatment technologies currently under assessment in the new regional plan for Attica.
These technologies are mechanicalbiological treatment, mass-burn incineration and mechanical treatment and have been
assessed in the context of different scenarios. The present study utilized existing methodologies and emission factors for the
quantification of GHG emissions from the waste management process and found that all technologies under assessment could
provide GHG emission savings. However, the performance and ranking of these technologies is strongly dependent on the existence
of end markets for the waste-derived fuels produced by the mechanicalbiological treatment processes. In the absence of
these markets the disposal of these fuels would be necessary and thus significant GHG savings would be lost.
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