Table 2.
Iran׳s metropolises municipal solid waste (MSW) treatment options.
Metropolis MSW treatment option
Tehran ✓ Landfilling without biogas recovery plus composting organic materials
✓ Anaerobic digestion
Mashhada ✓ Landfilling with biogas recovery plus composting organic materials
Isfahan ✓ Landfilling without biogas recovery plus composting organic materials
Karaj ✓ Landfilling without biogas recovery plus composting organic materials
Tabriz ✓ Landfilling without biogas recovery plus composting organic materials
Shiraza ✓ Landfilling with biogas recovery plus composting organic materials
a
The biogas delivered is not still in the commercial exploitation stage.