The central industrial waste treatment and disposal facility located at Norrtorp, Sweden is presented. Kinds and quantity of waste, regional collection sites, path of waste through the plant, design of incinerator and operating philosophy are discussed. Emission of process water and its quality along with the continuously monitored incineration parameters is part of this paper as is a comparison of emissions from the Norrtorp operations with those from autos and other sources in the country. Start-up problems are presented along with conclusions on operations to date.
