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Can co-processing replace land filling as waste disposal alternative and if yes, should authorities prohibit sanitary landfill at all?

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Can co-processing replace land filling as waste disposal alternative and if yes, should authorities prohibit sanitary landfill at all?

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Co-processing is only one element in a country’s waste management scheme. In the general waste hierarchy, energy or material recovery are preferred options compared to landfilling. However, not all waste material is suitable for co-processing. For those waste material conventional disposal options such as landfilling might be an alternative.