Nearly 7,000 tons of waste is produced daily in Tehran that can be used to produce considerable amounts of electricity, said Mostafa Rabiei.
"More than 90% of the refuse in Iran can be used to generate heat and electricity, however, the waste is being dumped in landfill sites having a devastating impact on ecosystems and cultures throughout the country," the expert said.
He said in several developed countries like Brazil, waste from households has become a major source for production of bio-ethanol in a way that it is regarded as a rival for gasoline.
Iran produces 40,000 tons of refuse every day of which only 8% is recycles and the rest is dug in landfill grounds, while in Germany over 80% of the waste is recycled.
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