"In 2010 a total of 17.3 TWh of electrical energy was recovered from wastes in the EU, according to a recently published report by the Observ'ER - Observatoire des énergies renouvelables. ... The report finds that the renewable electricity yield from municipal waste incineration with energy recovery totalled 17.3 TWh in 2010, a 13.5% increase from 2009. Just under half of this output was generated by Combined Heat and Power (CHP) facilities." (Quoted from article)