The amounts of organic waste in the region are shown in figure 1. Waste generation is divided by area and
each arrow represents the amount of organic waste in either the residual waste stream (R) or as source
separated organic waste (SSO). The waste streams go to their respective treatment facilities. In the Danish
region 100 % of the organic waste goes to incineration (together with the residual waste) and 0 % to
separate organic treatment while in the German region 52 % goes to combined biogas and composting,
31 % to incineration and 17 % to mechanical and biological treatment.