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Title	Alternative waste treatment processes (776 KB) View AM0025 summary in the CDM Methodology Booklet Tools referenced in this methodology: Combined tool to identify the baseline scenario and demonstrate additionality (307 KB) Tool to calculate project or leakage CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion (260 KB) Emissions from solid waste disposal sites (331 KB) Tool to calculate baseline, project and/or leakage emissions from electricity consumption (537 KB) Project emissions from flaring (421 KB) Tool to determine the mass flow of a greenhouse gas in a gaseous stream (319 KB) Tool to determine the baseline efficiency of thermal or electric energy generation systems (218 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 (293 KB) Project and leakage emissions from anaerobic digesters (266 KB)
Version number	14.0.0
Scale	Large scale
Status	Not Active --- replaced by ACM0022
Validity	Valid from 20 Jul 12 to 12 Sep 12 Requests for registration can be submitted until 08 Nov 2012 23:59:59 GMT
Sectoral scope(s)	1, 13
Approval history	NM0174-rev , NM0178 , NM0127 , NM0090
Previous Versions
Title	Avoided emissions from organic waste through alternative waste treatment processes --- Version 13 (434 KB)
Version number	13.0.0
Validity	Valid from 25 Nov 11 to 19 Jul 12 Requests for registration can be submitted until 20 Mar 2013 23:59:59 GMT
Sectoral scope(s)	1, 13
Title	Avoided emissions from organic waste through alternative waste treatment processes --- Version 12 (543 KB)
Version number	12.0
Validity	Valid from 13 Aug 10 to 24 Nov 11 Requests for registration can be submitted until 25 Jul 2012 23:59:59 GMT
Sectoral scope(s)	1, 13
Clarifications*	Clarification regarding the identification of the baseline alternative scenarios (submitted 09 May 11): AM_CLA_0210 (151 KB)
Revisions*	AM0025, Avoided emissions from organic waste through alternative waste treatment processes, Version 12.0 (submitted 02 Nov 11): AM_REV_0226 (139 KB)
Title	Avoided emissions from organic waste through alternative waste treatment processes --- Version 11 (468 KB)
Version number	11.0
Validity	Valid from 05 Dec 08 to 12 Aug 10 Requests for registration can be submitted until 12 Apr 2011 23:59:59 GMT
Sectoral scope(s)	1, 13
Clarifications*	Definition and applicable extent of MSW among the organic wastes on AM0025 methodology (submitted 20 Mar 09): AM_CLA_0143 (146 KB)
	Queries on application of AM0025 to projects using specific waste treatment technology w.r.t the issue of residual waste treatment, monitoring of anaerobic conditions and leakage from the digester (submitted 20 Mar 09): AM_CLA_0144 (154 KB)
	Applicability of methodology for PoA and practical issues of RDF production and usage (submitted 27 Apr 09): AM_CLA_0151 (148 KB)
Revisions*	Co-firing of stabilized biomass from industry with fossil fuel for heat/electricity generation (submitted 24 Mar 10): AM_REV_0189 (164 KB)
Title	Avoided emissions from organic waste through alternative waste treatment processes --- Version 10 (452 KB)
Version number	10.1
Validity	Valid from 02 Nov 07 to 04 Dec 08 Requests for registration can be submitted until 04 Aug 2009 23:59:59 GMT
Sectoral scope(s)	1, 13
Clarifications*	Guidance on continued applicability of methodologies in relation to changes in project plans for a registered project (submitted 17 Mar 08): AM_CLA_0080 (120 KB)
	Guidance on continued applicability of methodologies in relation to changes in project plans for a registered project (submitted 26 Sep 08): AM_CLA_0129 (274 KB)
Revisions*	Inclusion of in-situ aeration of landfills (submitted 07 May 08): AM_REV_0091 (154 KB)
	Revision of MSW incineration section of AM0025 regarding applicability and calculation of emission reductions (submitted 17 Jun 08): AM_REV_0101 (125 KB)
Title	Avoided emissions from organic waste through alternative waste treatment processes --- Version 9 (441 KB)
Version number	9.0
Validity	Valid from 10 Aug 07 to 01 Nov 07 Requests for registration can be submitted until 01 Jul 2008 23:59:59 GMT
Sectoral scope(s)	1, 13
Revisions*	lmproving sustainability ofwaste processing projects by rationalising the crediting pattern in the first order decay model (submitted 03 Sep 07): AM_REV_0063 (119 KB)
	Addition of an alternative baseline scenario - disposal of the waste at a landfill after incineration without electricity generation (submitted 28 Sep 07): AM_REV_0066 (120 KB)
Title	Avoided emissions from organic waste through alternative waste treatment processes --- Version 8 (440 KB)
Version number	8.0
Validity	Valid from 06 Jul 07 to 09 Aug 07 Requests for registration can be submitted until 09 Apr 2008 23:59:59 GMT
Sectoral scope(s)	1, 13
Clarifications*	Request for clarification with regard to applying K factors and sludge (submitted 27 Jul 07): AM_CLA_0051 (170 KB)
Title	Avoided emissions from organic waste through alternative waste treatment processes --- Version 7 (434 KB)
Version number	7.0
Validity	Valid from 18 May 07 to 05 Jul 07 Requests for registration can be submitted until 05 Mar 2008 23:59:59 GMT
Sectoral scope(s)	1, 13
Approval history	NM0174-rev
Title	Avoided emissions from organic waste through alternative waste treatment processes --- Version 6 (313 KB)
Version number	6.0
Validity	Valid from 22 Feb 07 to 17 May 07 Requests for registration can be submitted until 17 Jan 2008 23:59:59 GMT
Sectoral scope(s)	13
Clarifications*	Clarification on the definition of 'compost' in AM0025 version 06 (submitted 09 Mar 07): AM_CLA_0043 (111 KB)
	Clarification on ways how to account for emissions from RDF combustion (submitted 26 Apr 07): AM_CLA_0045 (114 KB)
Approval history	NM0178
Title	Avoided emissions from organic waste through alternative waste treatment processes --- Version 5 (291 KB)
Version number	5.0
Validity	Valid from 01 Nov 06 to 21 Feb 07 Requests for registration can be submitted until 19 Apr 2007 23:59:59 GMT
Sectoral scope(s)	13
Revisions*	Controlled combustion of municipal solid waste (MSW) and sludge to generate energy in Shaoxing City, China (the Project activity) (submitted 24 Nov 06): AM_REV_0031 (118 KB)
Title	Avoided emissions from organic waste through alternative waste treatment processes --- Version 4 (287 KB)
Version number	4.0
Validity	Valid from 05 Oct 06 to 31 Oct 06 Requests for registration can be submitted until 27 Dec 2006 23:59:59 GMT
Sectoral scope(s)	13
Title	Avoided emissions from organic waste through alternative waste treatment processes --- Version 3 (306 KB)
Version number	3.0
Validity	Valid from 02 Mar 06 to 04 Oct 06 Requests for registration can be submitted until 30 Nov 2006 23:59:59 GMT
Sectoral scope(s)	13
Revisions*	Addition of applicability for mechanical process to produce RDF and its use as one of the alternative waste treatment processes (submitted 07 Sep 06): AM_REV_0025 (124 KB)
Approval history	NM0127
Title	Avoided emissions from organic waste composting at landfill sites --- Version 2 (265 KB)
Version number	2.0
Validity	Valid from 28 Nov 05 to 01 Mar 06
Sectoral scope(s)	13
Revisions*	Simplification of determination of the Project Emission factor for on-site electricity consumption (submitted 20 Dec 05): AM_REV_0003 (138 KB)
	Simplification of the calculation of the baseline-emission (submitted 23 Jan 06): AM_REV_0005 (137 KB)
Title	Avoided emissions from organic waste composting at landfill sites --- Version 1 (264 KB)
Version number	1.0
Validity	Valid from 29 Sep 05 to 27 Nov 05
Sectoral scope(s)	13
Approval history	NM0090

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