Waste Management in Urban Settings

The objective of this report is to provide an image of the state of affairs in the waste sector and the role of waste-to-energy in it. This report can inspire work with waste management by mapping out opportunities for and barriers to the use of waste incineration with energy recovery in local waste management systems. The emphasis is placed on the study of the Florence plain waste-to-energy plant project that was already started in the beginning of 2000, but is still waiting to be executed. Tuscany is one of the Italian regions that produce more waste. Families, businesses and governments in 2006, according to the report by the regional re-source recovery (Arrr) than for the Environment (Arpat) and of the regional waste, have produced 2,562,000 tons well. In addition there are special waste, most of them categorized as hazardous waste. A complex situation, which contribute to factors such as the significant tourist flows hosted by the Tuscany – over 40million people every year – and the presence of an economy made up of many small and medium-sized businesses, whose waste is often treated as waste urban.