French Solid Waste Partnership

Murianette's Anaerobic Digestor

Lucia Lopez — 2026-04-14T13:01:13Z

A major project for the energy transition of the territory whose construction is underway

By the end of 2027, the composting center will be modernized and produce biogas from food waste.

Local and sustainable project, as well as the integration into the territory's energy transition strategy.
Circular economy and energy potential of food waste sorting.

– https://www.grenoblealpesmetropole.fr/actualite/213/45-centre-de-compostage-de-murianette-ou-les-dechets-deviennent-une-richesse.htm

Food waste recovery centers

Philippe — 2025-10-31T13:30:16Z

Deconditioning of organic waste before anaerobic digestion.

Industrial sites for mass collection and deconditioning of food organic waste—i.e., separating organic matter from packaging:

80,000 tons/year received at Veolia's six industrial sites in France: organic waste from supermarkets, catering services, and households.
Around 30 partnered anaerobic digestion plants recover the “soup” of food waste to produce green energy and digestate used to enrich agricultural land.

– https://www.recyclage.veolia.fr/nous-trouver/biopole-pole-valorisation-biodechets

Landfill Closure & Rehabilitation

Philippe — 2025-10-31T13:05:03Z

Seizing the opportunity for decarbonation, depollution and regeneration.

90 hectares of landfill in Abidjan suburbs closed after 53 years of operation.

Remodeling the landfill surface and slopes;
Development of a watertight covering;
Collection of water, leachate, and biogas;
Treatment of leachate;
Energy recovery from the biogas.

– https://www.veolia.com/fr/medias/planetlive/biogaz-decharge-pollution-solution

Major waste-to-energy hub

Philippe — 2025-10-31T08:19:46Z

Recovering biomethane and energy from waste produced on the island.

By 2026, combining multiple technologies to divert 148 kt/year of waste from landfilling:

Methanizer producing renewable biogas and soil amendments from biowaste
RDF (*Refuse-derived fuel) facility producing local, low carbon energy from waste to replace the use of coal and fossil gas

Total amount of energy produced : 121 000 MWh/year.

– https://www.paprec.com/en/the-inauguration-of-the-large-waste-recovery-facility-by-paprec-energies-in-la-reunion/

Assessing the GHG emissions of a waste collection and treatment service

Philippe — 2025-10-31T08:00:24Z

GHG assessment, a tool for understanding carbon impact and identifying emission reduction levers.

Targeted action plan to reduce CO₂ emissions:

Objective: Achieve a 3% annual reduction in emissions, totaling 16 ktCO₂e, broken down as follows:

70% through CO₂ capture and recovery from the WtE plants
8% by improving residents' sorting habits
7% with a sustainable purchasing policy
7% by expanding the fleet of electric machines
5% by using biofuel for the vehicle fleet

Energy Recovery at Toulouse

Philippe — 2024-05-21T11:02:21Z

Integrated planning across waste, energy and water sectors.

Tomato production for a competitive price thanks to an innovative concept.

Econotre, operated by SUEZ, uses the heat released by incineration of the waste to produce electricity.
Low-temperature energy is also recovered to supply heat to greenhouses.
The necessary proximity was made possible through integrated land planning.

– https://www.econotre.fr/

Restaurant food waste recovery

Philippe — 2023-11-24T10:19:02Z

Reducing sanitary health risks, promoting waste to energy.

Prevent restaurant food waste use as direct animal feed, through dedicated collection and treatment systems:

Introduction of a dedicated collection system for restaurant food waste.
Collection and pre-treatment of used food oils.
Anaerobic digestion facility producing biogas for heat and power co-generation.
Financial viability of the operations through: Waste collection tax; Sales of oil, electricity and heat.

– https://www.afd.fr/en/ressources/focus-solid-waste-management

Istanbul Waste-to-Energy Plant

Philippe — 2023-11-24T09:34:06Z

Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality - İSTAÇ A.Ş.

Treatment capacity of 1.1 M/t waste per year:

Europe's largest waste to energy facility.
Electricity production by an 85 MW turbine = meets the needs of 1.4 million inhabitants.
Objective of carbon neutrality by 2053.

– Learn more online

WAGABOX® technology

Philippe — 2023-11-24T09:10:27Z

A benchmark solution for landfill gas purification for recovery.

Coupling membrane filtration and cryogenic distillation to upgrade landfill gas into grid compliant biomethane:

Improvement in energy yield compared with cogeneration.
Optimized methane capture as there is no limitation in air concentration in landfill gas.

Example: WAGABOX® in Claye-Souilly, France:

Capacity: 130 GWh/y.
21,000 eqCO₂ avoided/y.
20,000 households supplied with biomethane.

https://waga-energy.com/en/

Ecocombust II

Philippe — 2023-11-24T09:05:26Z

Black pellets from wood waste as a substitute for coal.

Wood waste conversion into black pellet to fuel the Cordemais coal-fired power plant.

Transformation of wood waste by steam cracking to produce 160,000 t of black pellets/year as an alternative fuel to coal.
The plant uses 250,000 t/year of B-wood and 40,000 t/year of Solid Recovered Fuels.