Biomass content in combusted municipal waste in Estonia

A study of the first waste incineration plant in Estonia and the Baltic States found that the biomass fraction of combusted municipal waste is approximately 52% on a dry weight basis. Fossil carbon accounts for about 40% of total carbon on a wet weight basis, resulting in annual average fossil CO2 emissions of approximately 429 kg per ton of combusted waste. Accurate determination of these ratios is essential for government subsidies and CO2 charging under Estonian legislation.

• A one-year manual waste sorting and laboratory analysis determined that the biomass fraction in combusted municipal waste is approximately 52% on a dry weight basis.
• Fossil carbon represents about 40% of the total carbon on a wet weight basis, leading to average annual fossil CO2 emissions of about 429 kg per ton of combusted municipal waste.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2017). Biomass content in combusted municipal waste in Estonia. https://www.sei.org/publications/biomass-content-in-combusted-municipal-waste-in-estonia/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Biomass content in combusted municipal waste in Estonia. 2017. https://www.sei.org/publications/biomass-content-in-combusted-municipal-waste-in-estonia/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Stockholm Environment Institute |title=Biomass content in combusted municipal waste in Estonia |date=19 January 2017 |url=https://www.sei.org/publications/biomass-content-in-combusted-municipal-waste-in-estonia/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2017biomass, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Biomass content in combusted municipal waste in Estonia}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2017}, month = jan, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/biomass-content-in-combusted-municipal-waste-in-estonia/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }