Vídeo de la Planta Integral de Valorización de Residuos (PIVR) de Sant Adrià de Besòs en English

Total Municipal Solid Waste Recovery Facility The Sant Adrià de Besòs Total Municipal Solid Waste Recovery Facility (PIVR) is a municipal solid waste treatment centre for the Barcelona Metropolitan Area (AMB). Two plants operate on the same site using different yet complementary treatment processes: •Mechanical-Biological Treatment Plant (PTMB). This facility went into operation in 2006. Here materials and energy are recovered from mixed municipal solid waste deposited in grey street bins. •The Waste-to-Energy (PVE) Plant became operative in 1975. It recovers energy from residues generated at the Mechanical-Biological Treatment Plant and at other metropolitan plants.