English Abstract This report presents an evaluation of sorting analyses
on domestic waste after separate collection at source. This research forms
part of a three years during project (Combination Project Ede - CPE) in the
municipality of Ede. This project contains an extensive method of separate
collection of an organic fraction and a few "dry components" (paper, glass,
textile, plastics) of domestic waste, in order to reduce the total amount of
domestic waste and to find an answer to the issue of (domestic) waste
treatment and disposal. The main purpose of the sorting analyses is to
evaluate the method of separation by analyzing the composition, response and
quality of the organic and remaining part of domestic waste, collected in
three different districts: an urban district with one family houses (low
rise buildings), a district with high-rise apartment buildings and a rural
district. The sorting analyses were carried out from 1988-1990 by the
Laboratory for Waste Materials and Emissions (LAE) of the National Institute
of Public Health and Environmental Protection (RIVM).
