The foremost research organization on Waste-to-Energy technologies
The Global Waste-to-Energy Research and Technology Council (GWC) brings together engineers, scientists and managers from universities and industry in several countries.
International network – our network includes over 22 countries over the globe.
Academic & Industry Partners – We bring together academia, industry and government agencies concerned with advancing sustainable waste management.
Focus On Innovation & Research – GWC has published hundreds of papers, books and theses on many aspects of sustainable energy and sustainable waste management.
OUR VALUES
The mission of WtERT is to identify and advance the best available waste-to-energy (WTE) technologies for the recovery of energy or fuels from municipal solid wastes and other industrial, agricultural, and forestry residues.
Conducts extensive academic research on all aspects of technologies of managing solid waste and disseminates this information by means of its publications, the WtERT web, and annual meetings.
The objectives of the GWC member organizations is to increase resource recovery from used products and minimize the environmental impacts of waste disposal, worldwide.
The guiding principle of GWC is that the sustainable management of wastes must be based on science and best available technology and not what seems to be inexpensive now but can be very costly in the near future.
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The WtERT eLibrary
WtERT’s digital resources provides a variety of content including journals, ebooks and papers on the topics of waste-to-energy. Find more…
Our Research Poster
Inventory of dioxin emissions of China
Inventory of dioxin emissions of China
Life Cycle Analysis of Processes for Resource Recovery from Waste-to-Energy Bottom Ash
Life Cycle Analysis of Processes for Resource Recovery from Waste-to-Energy Bottom Ash
Global WTERT Council (GWC) Recent Achievements
Global WTERT Council (GWC) Recent Achievements
Integrated Sustainable Waste Management for Santiago de Chile
Integrated Sustainable Waste Management for Santiago de Chile
Join us to advance together science & technology to recover energy and materials from post-recycling waste
Latest News, Research, and Publications
Most recent publications by WtERT-affiliated researchers, student theses, and news related to sustainable waste management and the work of WtERT.
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Status of Energy and Materials recovery from MSW in the USA
The total generation of municipal solid waste (MSW) in 2018 was 292.4 million tons or 4.9 pounds per person per day.
69 million tons were recycled and 25 million tons were composted (32.1%)
17.7 million tons of food were managed by other methods. (animal feed, bio-based materials/biochemical processing, co-digestion/anaerobic digestion, donation, land application and sewer/wastewater treatment).
35 million tons of MSW (11.8%) were combusted with energy recovery and more than 146 million tons of MSW (50%) were landfilled.
SOFOS Search Engine is the most comprehensive on line database under the auspices of the GWC and the Earth Engineering Center of Columbia University. SOFOS contains numerous publications and dissertations regarding advancing Sustainable Waste Management.
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GWC open source web infrastructure that provides essential solutions for sustainable waste management and provides a database pooling the experience gained by all the national/regional GWC organizations and their partners.