During 2003, biodegradable waste was estimated to be 3203
tons and their separation by origin is depicted in Fig. 2 [2]. Animal
waste consisted of 59.7% of biodegradable waste of which 82% was
piggery waste. Indeed, Kythreotou et al. [3,4] assessed the total
biomass potential in Cyprus available for energy production,
through AD. They estimated that the total amount of solid and
liquid biomass of the specified waste streams was 9.2 million tons
while the potential biogas production was estimated in two ways,