Introduction of a waste incineration tax: Effects on the Swedish waste flows

A tax on waste-to-energy incineration of fossil carbon in municipal solid waste from households was introduced in Sweden on July 1, 2006. The tax has led to higher incineration gate fees. One of the main purposes with the tax is to increase the incentive for recycling of materials, including biological treatment. We investigate whether and to what extent this effect can be expected. A spreadsheet model is developed in order to estimate the net marginal cost of alternative waste treatment methods, i.e., the marginal cost of alternative treatment minus avoided cost of incineration. The value of the households’ time needed for source separation is discussed and included. The model includes the nine largest fractions, totalling 85% (weight), of the household waste currently being sent to waste incineration: food waste, newsprint, paper packaging, soft and hard plastic packaging, diapers, yard waste, other paper waste, and non-combustible waste. Our results indicate that the incineration tax will have the largest effect on biological treatment of kitchen and garden waste, which may increase by 9%. The consequences of an incineration tax depend on: (a) the level of the tax, (b) whether the tax is based on an assumed average Swedish fossil carbon content or on the measured carbon content in each incineration plant, (c) institutional factors such as the cooperation between waste incinerators, and (d) technological factors such as the availability of central sorting of waste or techniques for measurement of fossil carbon in exhaust gases, etc. Information turns out to be a key factor in transferring the governing force of the tax to the households as well improving the households’ attitudes towards material recycling.     

Effects of planned expansion of waste incineration in the Swedish district heating systems

Recent targets for reduced amounts of waste to landfills in Sweden will result in a large increase in waste incineration with recovery of energy, used primarily for district heating. The aim of this study is to investigate what changes in the usage of other fuels and technologies for district heat production would be caused by this increase. A questionnaire was sent out to the largest district heating companies, and simulations in an energy systems model were carried out. The analysis shows that increased waste incineration reduces the demand for other fuels, especially biomass, for district heat production. The effects include reductions in operating hours as well as the avoidance or postponement of investments in new plants for district heat production. Increased waste incineration will also lead to a greater use of district heating in Sweden.     

垃圾焚烧烟气中二(噁)英零排放技术实践

介绍了绍兴新民热电有限公司用煤和垃圾混烧循环流化床技术处理城市生活垃圾，焚烧烟气经活性炭吸附、半干法和布袋除尘器净化工艺处理后，烟气中二噁英接近零排放。     

昆明市医疗废物的焚烧处理

医疗废物含有大量传染性物质,导致污染的可能是各种病菌和寄生虫卵等,是高度危险废物,必须进行无害化处置.针对昆明市医疗废物的现状,根据国内外先进的管理和处理模式,结合昆明市实际情况,采用焚烧实验炉焚烧昆明市医疗废物,医疗废物无须进行预处理,能直接进行焚烧.实验证明,高温焚烧可彻底清除医疗废物中的病菌及恶臭气体,保证医疗废物的无害化处理.     

商用垃圾流化床焚烧炉多环芳烃排放的环境评价

对流化床垃圾焚烧炉中PAHs的排放特性进行了研究 .结果表明 ,烟囱烟气为流化床垃圾焚烧炉PAHs排放的主要途径 ,日排放量要高于其它途径 1— 2个数量级 ,且以低分子量物质为主 .脱除剂的添加对烟气中PAHs有减少的作用 ,但却增加了循环出口水中PAHs含量 .不同工况时PAHs环境排放毒性有变化 ,垃圾与煤混烧大于全煤 ,添加脱除剂大于未添加工况 ,但少于垃圾比例高的工况 .垃圾比例越高 ,毒性越大     

全封闭垃圾焚烧空气污染影响与控制措施

以大坦沙资源电厂为研究对象 ,通过对全封闭垃圾燃烧、污染物去除、废气高空排放工艺流程分析以及运用列举法和大气扩散数学模式对全封闭垃圾焚烧厂的污染影响与控制进行了探究 ,提出了有关垃圾焚烧空气污染防治对策和建议 ,为垃圾焚烧处理提供参考     

己二胺有机废液在流化床中焚烧的实验研究

在实验室规模的热态流化床试验台上，进行了含5％己二胺有机废液的焚烧 实验研究，在700－900℃范围内，研究温度及空气过剩系数对NOx沿床高的变化规律，以及它们对NOx排放浓度的影响。实验结果表明，沿高度方向上NOx浓度 逐渐降低，并且存在NO2浓度大于NO浓度这一有趣现象，在900℃下氧量增加有利于密相区NO、NO2浓度的降低，说明在 有氧条件下NH2促进NOx的还原，在不同空气 过剩系数下和然相区出口NOx几乎为零 ，表明900℃是己二胺有机废液焚烧 的合适温度。     

污泥流化床焚烧产物的重金属排放特性研究

采用小型流化床装置对西湖底泥和四堡污泥进行燃烧实验。用原子吸收法测量污泥及不同温度燃烧产物中Cu、Cr、Cd、Hg等重金属元素,分析金属元素在燃烧过程中的排放特性。     

国外感染性废弃物的管理

感染性废气物对人们的身心健康有极大的威胁．然而从目前的实际情况来看，相当一部分是与一般城市生活垃圾混合在一起处理的情况较常见。鉴于上述情况．文中将欧美日发达国家对感染性废气物的收集．管理及处理情况给予介绍。     

城市生活垃圾焚烧灰渣及其性质分析

2002年，上海有2座生活垃圾焚烧厂将点火运动。每年将产生约18万t左右的焚烧灰渣。在决定灰渣的最终处理处置方案前，应对焚烧灰渣的性质有全面的了解。详细介绍了国外城市生活垃圾焚烧灰渣甚至生位置的不同分类，并介绍了各类灰渣的物理化学性质和工程性质，以及其重金属的浸出特征。对灰渣处理放置或有效利用时需注意的问题作了分析。