AWAST final meeting - Brussels december 2003 Aid in the management and European comparison of Municipal Solid WASte Treatment methods for a global and sustainable approach Fifth Framework Program

AWAST final meeting - Brussels december 2003 Great Lisbon City Site Study SUMMARY 1. Geographic situation 2. General Data 3. Treatment System of VALORSUL 4. Treatment System of TRATOLIXO

AWAST final meeting - Brussels december Geographic Situation 22 – TRATOLIXO 23 – VALORSUL Population corresponding to 20% of the Portuguese population

AWAST final meeting - Brussels december General Data Population: inhabitants Quantity of MSW: t Population: inhabitants Quantity of MSW: t

AWAST final meeting - Brussels december Treatment System of VALORSUL VALORSUL Plant for the Treatment and Valorisation of bottom-ashes Landfill Incineration Plant for MSW Anaerobic Digestion Plant Sorting Plant and Civic Amenity Site

AWAST final meeting - Brussels december 2003 Integrated Management System Selective Collection Paper/Cardboard Glass Packages Selective Collection Organic Waste Undifferentiated Waste Collection Agriculture Civil Construction Recycling Industry SANITARY LANDFILL Paper/cardb. Glass Metal + Plastic Sorting Plant and Civic Amenity Site Anaerobic Digestion Plant Compost CO2+H2O Electricity Bottom- Ash Plant for the Treatment and Valorisation of Bottom-ashes Inerts Ferrous metal Non-ferrous metal Residual Solids Inertization Inertized Residual Solids Electricity Incineration Plant for MSW Clean air emissions

AWAST final meeting - Brussels december Treatment System of AMTRES 1 Civic amenity site 1 Composting plant 1 Sorting plant 1 Transfer plant

AWAST final meeting - Brussels december 2003 Integrated Management System Metals Kerbside Collection Paper/Cardboard RECYCLING INDUSTRY Bulky Waste SORTING PLANT PET HDPE LDPE PVC Ferrous metals Non-ferrous metals Plastics Glass SANITARY LANDFILL Compost Agriculture Paper/Cardboard Composite Packaging Glass Paper/Cardboard Mixed Waste Undifferentiated Waste Collection COMPOSTING PLANT Collecting Point Curbside Collection

AWAST final meeting - Brussels december 2003 SIMULATOR

AWAST final meeting - Brussels december 2003 LISBON CASE STUDY TRATOLIXO VALORSUL

AWAST final meeting - Brussels december 2003 STEPS FOR BUILDING THE CASE STUDY SIMULATOR TRATOLIXOVALORSUL 1. BUILD THE FLOWSHEET  2. DEFINE THE INPUT STREAMS: - Flows - Composition (Waste categories, size classes, chemical elements)  3. DEFINE PROCESS EFFICIENCIES  X 4. CALIBRATE THE SIMULATOR  X LISBON CASE STUDY

AWAST final meeting - Brussels december 2003

Calibration of Tratolixo Simulator LISBON CASE STUDY

AWAST final meeting - Brussels december 2003 CALIBRATION - TRATOLIXO

AWAST final meeting - Brussels december 2003 CALIBRATION - TRATOLIXO Sorting Residues from SMS

AWAST final meeting - Brussels december 2003 Simulation of Scenarios Which are the variables where we can act? Input streams - flow or composition LISBON CASE STUDY Equipments efficiencies System configuration

AWAST final meeting - Brussels december Introduce Separate Collection of Biowaste and Change the input of the MBT plant from MSW to Biowaste Tratolixo Scenarios Inpact on: Amount of biodegradable matter directed to landfill Amount of compost produced Quality of compost produced in terms of Heavy metals Costs  LANDFILL DIRECTIVE  PROPOSAL FOR THE COMPOST USE DIRECTIVE

AWAST final meeting - Brussels december Send the Light Fraction of the MBT plant to Valorsul Incineration plant Tratolixo Scenarios Inpact on: Amount of biodegradable matter directed to landfill Costs  LANDFILL DIRECTIVE

AWAST final meeting - Brussels december Introduce Separate Collection for Biowaste, 1 Anaerobic Digestion plant for ton Biowaste /yr and 1 Green Waste Composting plant for ton / yr Tratolixo Scenarios Inpact on: Amount of biodegradable matter directed to landfill Costs  LANDFILL DIRECTIVE

AWAST final meeting - Brussels december Treat the Light Fraction of the MBT plant of Tratolixo in the Incineration plant Valorsul Scenarios Inpact on: Amount of biodegradable matter directed to landfill Costs

AWAST final meeting - Brussels december Introduction of an Anaerobic Digestion plant for ton Biowaste / yr Valorsul Scenarios Inpact on: Amount of biodegradable matter directed to landfill Costs

AWAST final meeting - Brussels december 2003 THE END