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The facilities at Twence are of exceptionally high quality. The waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration plant is one of the most modern in the Netherlands and among the finest in the world. The Twence landfill was the first in the Netherlands to qualify for ISO certification. And the waste-sorting plant for oversized household and commercial waste was built with state-of-the-art technology.

Waste sorting

When drivers arrive at the Twence Afvalscheiding (TAS) facilities with a load of waste to be sorted, they dump it onto a flat expanse of concrete. There, a TAS employee checks the waste material toMore

Composting

Composting is a biological process through which organic matter is converted into stable, humus-like compounds. The evaporation of water and the decomposition of organic matter lead to an increase inMore

Incineration, waste to energy

Combustible waste that cannot be sorted or reused is processed in the waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration plant. As its name suggests, this plant does more than just get rid of waste: it also serves asMore

Landfills

Waste that cannot be reused or burned is dumped. This is not as simple as it may sound. New dumpsites need to satisfy the so-called ICM criteria for the isolation, control and monitoring of the wasteMore

Flue-gas purification

Incinerating waste creates flue gasses. These always contain various chemical substances – in the form of gasses or fine particles – in higher concentrations than are good for theMore