to the closure of several illegal dumps for which Greece is
paying substantial fines. The new processing units will
require manpower for staffing creating jobs directly and
indirectly through the services required related to the
operation of the facilities, which would reduce unemployment.
The energy recovery from wastes will lead to
lower greenhouse gasses emissions [1, 3, 5, 19-22]; thus,
the country can sell carbon credits, a source of revenue
for many countries. The construction of WTE facilities
will be an 'alternative' investment which will stimulate the
economic environment in Greece at this critical sector,
and enhance positive expectations which are formed
gradually on the Greek economy. Finally, a highly important
factor is the savings due to land preservation that
the WTE facilities present in comparison to land-filling
[8].