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1. Weekly Waste Projects Update – week ending 13
th
December 2015
Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 13
th
December 2015 Source: AcuComm Business Database
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Recycling
45.3%
Anaerobic Digestion
42.6%
Other
10.0%
Incineration (with
energy recovery)
2.2%
Est. Value of New Projects by Facility Type (w/e 13 Dec 2015)
New/Updated Projects Reported (w/e 13 Dec 2015)
Number
Estimated Value
(all projects)
Estimated Value
(new projects only)
US$ millionsUS$ millions
Anaerobic Digestion 6 99 49
Biofuel 3 183 -
Biogas 3 66 66
Gasification 5 687 -
Incineration (with energy recovery) 10 1,270 2
Incineration (without energy recovery) - - -
Integrated/mixed facilities 2 371 -
Landfill - - -
MBT 1 69 -
Other 3 207 11
Recycling 8 106 52
Waste processing 3 107 -
Total 44 3,165 180
In the week ended 13th
December 2015, AcuComm added 44 new or updated waste projects
to our Business Database, worth an estimated US$3,165 million and waste capacity of just
under 10 million tonnes.
This takes the cumulative total to 3,706 active projects since 2013,
with a total estimated investment value of US$318 billion.
To find out more information about the projects and investments
covered in this update, click here

2. Weekly Waste Projects Update – week ending 13
th
December 2015
Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 13
th
December 2015 Source: AcuComm Business Database
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New/Updated Projects Reported (w/e 13 Dec 2015)
Number Capacity (tonnes) MW
Anaerobic Digestion 6 585,817 19
Biofuel 3 1,585,752 78
Biogas 3 129,098 12
Gasification 5 717,444 125
Incineration (with energy recovery) 10 3,979,505 261
Incineration (without energy recovery) - - -
Integrated/mixed facilities 2 1,130,654 50
Landfill - - -
MBT 1 52,688 4
Other 3 401,991 9
Recycling 8 993,846 25
Waste processing 3 407,433 6
Total 44 9,984,229 589
The total estimated waste capacity of projects reported on
in the past week is just under 10.0 million tonnes.
Incineration with energy recovery was the largest category,
accounting for just under 4.0 million tonnes.
The total estimated power generation from these projects
was 589 MW. WtE incineration was the largest category,
accounting for 261 MW.
Incineration (with
energy recovery)
39.9%
Biofuel
15.9%
Integrated/mixed
facilities
11.3%
Others
32.9%
Reported Capacity of Projects by Facility Type (w/e
13 Dec 2015)
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3. Weekly Waste Projects Update – week ending 13
th
December 2015
Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 13
th
December 2015 Source: AcuComm Business Database
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New Projects Reported by Waste Types (w/e 13 Dec 2015)
Number Capacity (tonnes) MW
Animal 2 333,112 8
Clinical - - -
Construction/Demolition - - -
e-Waste - - -
Food 1 54,059 2
Gas 1 136,261 -
Glass - - -
Hazardous 1 91,167 3
Heat 1 345,991 5
Industrial 3 693,020 18
Metals 1 50,000 22
MSW 15 5,182,730 323
Oil - - -
Organic (general/unspecified) 3 129,930 7
Other 1 26,280 -
Paper - - -
Plant biomass (non-waste) 2 805,824 41
Plant biomass (waste) 6 1,382,700 96
Plastics - - -
Radioactive 1 267 -
Rubber - - -
Sewage/wastewater 2 147,675 9
Wood 4 605,214 56
Total 44 9,984,229 589
Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) accounted for
the largest share of projects by feedstock type
in the past week, with an annualised figure of
just under 5.2 million tonnes.
MSW
51.9%
Plant biomass
(waste)
13.8%
Plant biomass
(non-waste)
8.1%
Others
26.2%
Reported Capacity of Projects by Waste Type (w/e
13 Dec 2015)
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4. Weekly Waste Projects Update – week ending 13
th
December 2015
Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 13
th
December 2015 Source: AcuComm Business Database
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New/Updated Projects, Country Coverage, (w/e 13 Dec 2015)
Projects
UK 10
USA 9
France 3
Netherlands 2
Denmark 2
others 18
Total 44
The leading countries in the past week were the UK with
ten projects and the USA with nine projects.
These were followed by France with three, and the
Netherlands/Denmark with two each.
10
9
3
2 2
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0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
UK
USA
France
Netherlands
Denmark
Others
Reported Projects by Country (w/e 13 Dec 2015)
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covered in this update, click here

5. Weekly Waste Projects Update – week ending 13
th
December 2015
Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 13
th
December 2015 Source: AcuComm Business Database
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Average Project Values by Facility Type
US$ millions
Anaerobic Digestion 24
Biofuel 120
Biogas 28
Gasification 176
Incineration (with energy recovery) 106
Incineration (without energy recovery) 85
Integrated/mixed facilities 184
Landfill 23
MBT 67
Other 329
Recycling 27
Waste processing 67
All Projects 86
Average Project Values by Feedstock Type
US$ millions
Animal 20
Clinical 34
Construction/Demolition 7
e-Waste 27
Food 19
Gas 219
Glass 12
Hazardous 88
Heat 26
Industrial 122
Metals 41
MSW 96
Oil 59
Organic (general/unspecified) 85
Other 71
Paper 89
Plant biomass (non-waste) 95
Plant biomass (waste) 83
Plastics 17
Radioactive 603
Rubber 44
Sewage/wastewater 46
Wood 82
All Projects 86
The average waste project is worth US$86 million. There are naturally
wide variations in average project value, due to the size, duration and
complexity of different types of project. The figures on this page
represent our latest estimates, based on data from 2013 to the most
recent week.
To find out more information about the projects and investments
covered in this update, click here

6. Weekly Waste Projects Update – week ending 13
th
December 2015
Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 13
th
December 2015 Source: AcuComm Business Database
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Top Five New/Updated Projects in Latest Week by Estimated US$m Value
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1 UK 337 Construction of a >30 MW WtE facility.
2 USA 200 Construction of a biomass-to-fuel plant.
3 USA 185 RFEOI invited for municipal solid waste project.
4 UK 185 Construction of an integrated waste management facility.
5 Ireland 181 Proposed construction of a waste gasification facility.
Top Five New/Updated Projects in Latest Week by Reported Waste Capacity
1 Japan 1,243,920 Construction of a WtE & recycling facility.
2 UK 853,500 Construction of an integrated waste management facility.
3 UK 550,000 Construction of a 550,000 tpa WtE plant.
4 China 430,000 Construction of a WtE plant.
5 Ireland 350,000 Proposed construction of a waste gasification facility.
Top Five New/Updated Projects in Latest Week by Reported MW Power Generation
1 Ethiopia 50 Construction of a 50 MW waste-to-energy plant.
2 UK 45 Construction of a 550,000 tpa WtE plant.
3 UK 40 Construction of 40 MW biomass plant.
4 Zimbabwe 36 Construction of a 120 million litre bioethanol plant.
5 Ireland 36 Proposed construction of a waste gasification facility.

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