Applied industrial research work on the use of raw materials from municipal refuse

Abstract

Some Dutch firms, together with TNO, have been operating a municipal refuse separating plant in the municipality of Haarlem since 1974. A brief description of this plant is given. Research into the application of products that can be obtained with this refuse separating plant are described. This research has been conducted at a scale of from 10 to 50 Mg of recovered products. These products, as input materials, are processed by different home and foreign potential users.