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Figure 11. % of gross heat production from waste (Eurostat 2018c)
WtE would thus seem to have much greater potential in the heating/cooling sector than
in the electricity sector. In this regard, some waste streams may contribute to increasing the share
of RES but more generally waste can be used as an alternative to other fuel sources, especially
fossil fuels. As discussed above, in combination with the diversion of the used waste from
landfilling such use of WtE thus contributes to the reduction of GHGs on two fronts. Individual
countries would want to take additional considerations into account here, including
heating/cooling demand, use of district heating, and heat produced by other fuels.
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