This work examines the contribution of WTE to economic
growth, through the contribution to the trade balance
deficit decrease of Greece. A potential investment in
such a sector will lead to a decrease in the trade balance
and, hence, a significantly positive impact will occur on
the GDP. Given that Greece suffers from multiple deficits
(fiscal, external, etc), it becomes absolutely clear that the
devotion in waste management is likely to offer considerable
effects in the growth rate, especially through the
reduction of oil, electricity, or other types of energy imports.
Moreover, the positive outcome on the unemployment
cannot be ignored. Furthermore, the country can
benefit also from the reduced greenhouse gasses emissions
and the transactions in the respective financial markets.
Consequently, public revenue is likely to achieve a
serious increase. To sum up, from the macro-economic
point of view, besides the environmental and social ones,
it is worth taking such conclusions seriously into account.