Selection of suitable thermal method for disposal of domestic solid wastes in Balıkesir

In the European Union harmonization process, environmental management policies established, prevention of waste generation for environmental protection, reuse of wastes where this is not possible, recycling if not available, in the case of non-recyclable wastes, some legal arrangements have been made such as using them for energy recovery or finally disposing of them safely in landfills. Despite all the studies, as a result of the rapid increase in consumption, the amount of waste produced per capita has increased continuously. Due to the excess of national park, protected area, olive groves and pasture lands in Balıkesir province, there was a shortage of areas in the selection of the integrated solid waste facility site. The main benefit of thermal methods preferred in economically developed countries, where there is a lack of space for the regular storage of wastes, is the mass and volume reduction of wastes and the recovery of energy by using the heat contained in the waste resulting. Thermal methods used for domestic waste disposal have been used in Europe for more than 60 years. In this study, examples from domestic solid waste experiences in the world and in Europe are also given. In this study, incineration, pyrolysis and gasification systems which are considered to be applicable to domestic solid wastes within the framework of solid waste management plan applied in Balıkesir are examined. When the variables affecting the characterization of domestic municipal solid wastes (population, climatic conditions, regional differences) in Balıkesir province were analyzed, it was determined that incineration technology is a more suitable thermal disposal method based on population projection, waste management and waste characterization. In the calculation of the energy recovery from the incineration plant (electricity generation), the low calorific value of the waste was assumed to be 8 MJ/kg in all seasons and the total electricity production was calculated as 87.360 MWh. As a result of this study; It is concluded that thermal disposal methods of incineration technology can be applied to Balıkesir household wastes, the waste collection containers can be replaced with a holistic integrated waste management approach, increase the calorific values of the wastes with the dual collection system and ensure that the success and sustainability of the incineration system can be ensured by taking the wastes with high calorific value to the direct incineration unit and thus additional revenues from electricity generation can be obtained.