Energy Production from Urban Solid Waste: Short-Term Management and Storage

A new stage is now in full development with objectives and targets set by the European Union with regard to reducing the production of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW). The targets also include the increasing selective collection, reuse, recycling and organic and energy recovery of the waste produced. At the same time, the European Union has also set targets for the overall reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and for increasing the use of alternative renewable energy sources. In this context, one of the sources of renewable energy that is beginning to be used for the production of electricity in our country is biogas, which comes from the anaerobic decomposition of MSW deposited in landfills, while achieving two objectives: reduce the emission of methane into the atmosphere, through the burning of biogas from landfills, as required by Decree-Law No. 152/2002 of May 23rd and contribute to the energy recovery of waste.