The European market for waste-to-energy is growing at a rapid rate. EU legislation has sparked a Europe-wide transition away from landfill towards more resource efficient waste management practices.

All member states are required to meet strict 2020 targets for waste management, renewable energy and energy efficiency, all of which haveprovided incentives to invest in EfW plants and yet, there are vast discrepancies between regions in terms of energy-from-waste (EfW) processing capacity and policy mechanisms driving the sector.