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Does refuse-derived fuel consist of any materials that have been designated as recyclables (Gelber Sack)?

April 26, 2017designated FUEL Materials recyclables refuse-derived Sack

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Does refuse-derived fuel consist of any materials that have been designated as recyclables (Gelber Sack)?

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The waste-to-energy (WTE) plant will not combust any of the unsorted recyclables that are normally collected in yellow bags and recycled by Duales System Deutschland GmbH. The suppliers of the refuse-derived fuel (RDF) will sort out recyclable fractions of municipal and commercial garbage at their waste-processing centers before they convert the nonrecyclable, but high-calorific-value components into specified RDF. These fractions – which the Technical Instruction on Municipal Waste has banned from landfilling – are the only ones that will be combusted in the WTE plant. Suppliers can also produce RDF from “yellow-bag” recyclables, but only after they sort out all the recyclable components. What is left over is then used to make RDF. The RDF has a high heat value, which makes it ideal for thermal utilization.