WTE PLANTS BEGAN to play a major role in energy production in the 1970s and continue to help minimize environmental pollution ; however , economic , environmental and social factors have the WTE market in a dubious state .

The MSW Issue Global awareness and technological improvements have spurred rapid growth in the global WTE market ; however , hundreds of millions of tons of waste continue to occupy landfills . Experts estimate that each ton of landfill waste equates to a 1.3 + metric ton increase in carbon dioxide ( CO2 ) emissions . Rapid urban development , industrialization , culture and climate all impact levels of MSW produced .

14 July 2015