Refuse-derived fuel, current practice and perspectives
The Environment Directorate-General is calling for tenders for a study on the current practise of production and use of refuse-derived fuel (RDF) and on the legal and policy framework and its environmental and economic implications. The study should cover the 15 Member States of the European Union and should include: - the quantity and type of waste used to produce RDF; - the number of installations, capacity and type of technology used for RDF production; - the quality and quantity of RDF produced; - the type of installations using RDF as fuel and the quantities in which it occurs; - an assessment of the environmental impacts of the production and use of RDF; - an assessment of the economic aspects of the production and use of RDF; - an assessment of alternative ways (e.g. separate collection and recycling or mixed collection and landfill) to manage the waste streams used for RDF production if they were not used to produce RDF; - An overview of the legal and policy framework of the above mentioned activities. For further information, please contact (quoting the reference ENV.E.3/ETU/2000/0084): European Commission Environment Directorate-General Mrs G Kent rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200 B-1049 Brussels Fax +32-2-2994449