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Viktoria Blonskaja, Jana Põldnurk, Enn Loigu
Utilisation options for biodegradable kitchen waste in Estonia.
SWOT analysis
| Conference Information: |
9th International Conference on Environmental
Engineering, MAY 22-23, 2014 Vilnius, LITHUANIA |
| Source: |
ICEE-2014 - International Conference on Environmental
Engineering |
| Book Series: |
International Conference on Environmental Engineering
(ICEE) Selected papers |
| ISSN: |
ISSN 2029-7092 online |
| ISBN: |
978-609-457-640-9 / 978-609-457-690-4 CD |
| Year: |
2014 |
| Publisher: |
Vilnius Gediminas Technical University Press Technika |
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Abstract
The most critical issue in municipal waste management in Estonia is the biodegradable fraction because the source sorting and central
collection and treatment of that fraction is neither economically nor environmentally cost effective. Over the last three years, scientists
from Tallinn University of Technology (TUT) collected data about the biodegradable waste produced in Estonia during 2002–2012. The
waste volumes, qualities, and energy potential were estimated. Biodegradable waste, such as manure, sludge and biomass from unused
lands, is the best resource for renewable energy production in the anaerobic digestion process in Estonia. The current paper focused on the
waste from trade companies, garden waste and kitchen waste because the quantity of this type of waste has gradually increased in recent
years. The SWOT analysis shows that the composting method for the utilisation of this type of waste is a better solution. Also, the
benefits and disadvantages of home composting and central collection and treatment of bio-waste are analysed.
Keywords: anaerobic digestion; biodegradable waste; composting; kitchen waste; SWOT analysis.
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