The myth of the landfill boom

As the study "Including Incineration in the EU-ETS: Potential Impact on Landfilling" by Dr. Dominik Hogg on behalf of Zero Waste Europe shows, the concern about a return to landfilling due to the inclusion of waste incineration in emissions trading is largely unfounded. Rather, existing regulatory restrictions, ris-ing landfill levies and structural market conditions determine the actual material flow shifts. The CO₂ price acts as an additional, but not dominant, control mechanism.