Municipal waste management by hygienization technology

The mechanical-biological treatment of waste is often applied in the municipal waste management, which is in accordance with the Strategy of Waste Management in the Republic of Croatia. A relatively great quantity of the so called "dry fraction" is obtained when this technology is used. This dry fraction is baled and sent for thermal treatment. One of the possibilities for thermal treatment of the dry fraction is its use in the cement industry manufacturing processes. This paper provides a detailed analysis of the "hygienization" technology by which the municipal waste is treated in such a way that it can be reused exceptionally well as an alternative fuel in cement plants. The area of the Split-Dalmatia County is covered by the analysis.