Microsoft Word - Environmental benefits of recycling 2010 update.doc

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Depletion of abiotic resources

Incineration with Landfill

energy recovery

Anaerobic digestion

Figure 36 Relative difference between the impacts from the different end-of-life options vs. composting for depletion of natural resources for food
and garden waste. The size of the “bubble” is proportional to the number of cases coming up with a value within the same range as another.

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incineration with

energy recovery

preferred to

alternative

alternative

preferred to

incineration with

energy recovery

Depletion of abiotic resources

Composting Landfill Anaerobic^ digestion

Figure 37 Relative difference between the impacts from the different end-of-life options vs. incineration for depletion of natural resources for food
and garden waste. The size of the “bubble” is proportional to the number of cases coming up with a value within the same range as another.