This work examined the contribution of WTE implementation
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 Gross Domestic Product. 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. The implementation of
such investments will also contribute to the reduction of
unemployment (with direct hiring staff, and indirect,
through the services required related to the operation of
the facilities). Furthermore, these facilities support the
land preservation as they require significant smaller areas
than landfills. Consequently, public revenue is likely to
achieve a serious increase. To sum up, from the macroeconomic
point of view, besides the environmental and
social ones, it is worth taking such conclusions seriously
into account.