Vast experience in CDM

WWR’s composting methodology generates Certified Emissions Reductions (‘carbon credits’) under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol.

 

Carbon credits through composting
In a landfill organic matter decays anaerobically. When degrading, it releases methane, a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect 21 times as much as CO2. This makes capturing the gas eligible for receiving carbon credits. Analogous to that, WWR claimed that avoiding the production of greenhouse gas – by not allowing organic matter to decay anaerobically - should generate carbon credits as well. WWR’s composting methodology is aerobic, turning organic waste into compost without producing greenhouse gas. The methodology obtained approval by the CDM Executive Board and was registered under number AM0025.

 

Registered projects
WWR was the first company to register a project (in Dhaka, Bangladesh) under the AM0025 methodology. WWR also registered a project regarding landfill gas extraction and energy replacement. For more information, see our Clean Development Mechanism or Emission reductions chapter, or check for our projects on the UNFCCC site.