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Reducing the need for conventional waste disposal
Reduce landfill requirements
Reduce greenhouse gasses
Community involvement
Waste-to-Energy
Energy-from Waste
Waste-to-energy or energy-from-waste is the process of generating energy in the form of heat and/or electricity from the primary treatment of waste.
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Most Waste-to-Energy processes produce heat and/or electricity directly through combustion, or produce a combustible fuel commodity, such as methane, methanol, ethanol or synthetic fuels.
Reducing landfill requirements
Waste-to-energy uses residual trash as a fuel for generating power, just as other power plants use coal, oil, or natural gas.
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The burning fuel can heat water into steam that drives a turbine to create electricity.
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The process can reduce a community’s landfill volume by up to 90 percent, and prevent one ton of carbon dioxide release for every ton of waste burned.
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Waste characterisation and feasibility analysis is the first step in deciding which waste-to-energy technology would be socially, environmentally and financially appropriate.
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To discuss options and arrange an assessment please contact us.
A way to recover valuable resources
Waste-to-energy isn’t just a trash disposal method. It’s a way to recover valuable resources.
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Waste-to-energy is a vital part of a sustainable waste management chain and is fully complementary to recycling.
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Today, there are many established waste-to-energy technologies where residual waste is further beneficiated.
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