Waste management practices can influence greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by affecting

energy consumption, methane generation, carbon sequestration, and non-energy-related manufacturing emissions. There are a number of climate-related advantages of converting MSW into fuel for power generation. These include

Reducing the methane emission from landfills that would have been generated from anaerobic degradation of the organic components.

The production and subsequent utilisation of the RDF as fuel for energy recovery processes is a better option than mass burn.

Uncontrolled combustion of materials such as plastic waste increase the atmospheric concentration of GHGs.

RDF also reduces the consumption of depleting resources such as fossil fuels.