The world produces 2 billion tons of waste annually most of it ends up in one of the 48, 000 landfills and dumpsites across the globe, Open burning of garbage and methane being released from the 48, 000 landfills causes severe air pollution and causes climate change There are over 2, 700 waste-to-energy plants operating worldwide, with the capacity to dispose of roughly 530 million tons of waste annually. Waste to energy plants replace landfills and dumpsites which have destroyed communities, spreading poverty, disease, crime. More than 80% of these plants are located in developed nations.  Nearly 500 waste-to-energy plants are situated in Europe!