Away with Waste

“Alternative Fuels” or Refuse derived fuels (RDF) are common practice in most of the European countries. In well developed countries like Germany, with high disposal costs for wastes, RDF is substituting above 55% of the needed heat consumption and , with “gate fees” of up to 30€ per ton RDF, a substantial profit for the cement Industry.
In the Arab union countries, the use of RDF is not well developed yet. Sustainable development aspects of the Cement Companies as well as increasing fuel prices for fossil fuels forcing now also the implementation of all types of available and useable Alternative Fuels.

This article gives a small excerpt about the current status in the implementation of RDF in the Cement Industry in the Arab Union countries.