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FOUR Viennese incinerators annually convert one million tons of waste into energy for heating homes.
The energy obtained is used to produce electricity and district heating for numerous households and public institutions. The principle is simple: the heat generated by burning waste is used to heat water, which then enters the district heating system.
The Vienna system began to develop in the middle of the last century, when population growth and increasing amounts of municipal waste required more organized methods of its disposal.
The Viennese example shows how waste can become an important source of energy, but also raises issues of environmental protection, transparency of emissions and quality of life for residents
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