The collected municipal solid waste will be separated in a sorting plant and recyclable materials such as metal, glass, paper and plastics will be recycled at a 40% rate based on the relevant regulations. According to Banar (2009), electricity consumption for waste separation and bale compression is 0.059 kWh/ton. Material recovery of the waste is assumed in the recycling alternative but it is also valid for incineration in alternative 5. After losses, one ton of waste material will not replace exactly one ton of virgin material. Paper, plastic and metal is recycled with a rate of 17%, 28% and 5% loss, respectively. Glass will be recovered without loss of material.