1. The Methodology for Allocating Waste Municipal Solid to Biogenic and Non-Biogenic
Joint Statistical Meeting
July 29, 2019 | Denver , Colorado By
Joy Liu, Mathematical Statistician
Paul McArdle, Supervisory Economist

2. Overview History Data Sources Methodology Caveats and assumptions
Results
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3. Key Concepts Renewable energy Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Heat Content
EPA’s Advancing Sustainable Material Management
Material combusted with energy recovery
Categorization biogenic and non-biogenic
Heat Content
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4. Combustion with Energy Recovery of Materials in Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)
Source:

5. Typical Heat Content of Materials in Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)
Source: EIA
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6. Methodology Used to Estimate Biogenic and Non-Biogenic Sources MSW
Obtain the total weight of MSW combusted with energy recovery from EPA . For materials that are not combusted, set Btu values to zero, (e.g., glass and metals).
Separate the remaining MSW weights into biogenic and non-biogenic fuel groups
Multiply the Btu per ton factors.
Calculate the biogenic and non-biogenic percentages.
Multiply these percentages by the MSW consumption data (in Btu) of EIA-923 to estimate renewable energy from MSW.
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7. Biogenic(renewable) and non-biogenic(non-renewable) contributions to total MSW
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8. For more information
U.S. Energy Information Administration home page |
Electricity Data Browser |
Electricity Power Monthly|
United States Environmental Protection Agency home page|
Facts and Figures about MSW | materials-waste-and-recycling
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