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Title	Alternative waste treatment processes (1619 KB) Word version (787 KB) View ACM0022 summary in the CDM Methodology Booklet Tools referenced in this methodology: Combined tool to identify the baseline scenario and demonstrate additionality (440 KB) Tool to calculate project or leakage CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion (437 KB) Emissions from solid waste disposal sites (534 KB) Baseline, project and/or leakage emissions from electricity consumption and monitoring of electricity generation (559 KB) Project emissions from flaring (416 KB) Tool to determine the mass flow of a greenhouse gas in a gaseous stream (534 KB) Determining the baseline efficiency of thermal or electric energy generation systems (292 KB) Assessment of the validity of the original/current baseline and update of the baseline at the renewal of the crediting period (187 KB) Project and leakage emissions from composting (552 KB) Project and leakage emissions from anaerobic digesters (318 KB)
Version number	3.0
Scale	Large scale --- Consolidated
Status	Active
Validity	Valid from 09 Sep 21 onwards
Sectoral scope(s)	1, 13
Sources	Replaces: AM0025 , AM0039
Clarifications*	Clarification request on the applicability of ACM0022 to food/kitchen waste (submitted 08 Dec 22): AM_CLA_0302 (86 KB)
Previous Versions
Title	Alternative waste treatment processes --- Version 2 (1936 KB)
Version number	2.0
Validity	Valid from 28 Nov 14 to 08 Sep 21 Requests for registration can be submitted until 06 May 2022 23:59:59 GMT
Sectoral scope(s)	1, 13
Clarifications*	Monitoring of FFCj and FCCj compared to AM0025 (submitted 26 May 15): AM_CLA_0269 (99 KB)
	Clarification on co-gasifying a renewable energy crop with MSW (submitted 12 Jun 15): AM_CLA_0271 (98 KB)
	Clarification on the monitoring requirements for a combination of alternative waste treatment options under ACM0022 (submitted 27 May 20): AM_CLA_0285 (85 KB)
	Clarification request on the use of RDF in waste to energy project applying ACM0022 (submitted 08 Oct 20): AM_CLA_0287 (87 KB)
	Clarification on the calculation of baseline and project emissions for waste-to-energy plants applying ACM0022 (submitted 15 Jul 21): AM_CLA_0291 (85 KB)
Title	Alternative waste treatment processes --- Version 1 (644 KB)
Version number	1.0.0
Validity	Valid from 13 Sep 12 to 27 Nov 14 Requests for registration can be submitted until 25 Jul 2015 23:59:59 GMT
Sectoral scope(s)	1, 13
Clarifications*	Clarification on applicable value of methane density and appropriateness of emission sources from soil application of waste by-products and storage of digestate (submitted 21 Apr 20): AM_CLA_0283 (115 KB)
	Clarification on applicability of TDL for electricity generation under ACM0022 (submitted 07 May 20): AM_CLA_0284 (85 KB)
Revisions*	The balance method for the measurement of FCCj (Fraction of total carbon content in waste type j) and FFCj (Fraction of fossil carbon in total content of waste type j) (submitted 10 Jul 14): AM_REV_0253 (105 KB)

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