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- A new facility creates $1 Billion of economic activity
Climate Change
- One ton of trash avoids one ton of CO2 eq.
Waste-to-Energy
Playing a Significant Roll
Renewable Energy
• U.S. EPA states that Waste-to-Energy “produces electricity with less
environmental impact than almost any other source”
• The United States must utilize all renewable sources to reach its goals
– Waste-to-Energy produces up to 750kWh per ton while landfill gas
produces 65 kWh per ton
– Waste-to-Energy complements other renewable sources
• 24 hours per day, 7 days per week
– Fewer fossil fuels burned: 1 ton of waste ~¼ ton of coal or ~1 barrel of oil
13,000
KWh
generated
90% volume
IN reduction OUT
False: “The EPA requires incinerators “to use the best Pollutant 1990-2005%
control technologies,” but unfortunately, the best control reduction
technology is a poor technology and ineffective of Dioxin 99
removing the toxins from an incinerators emissions.” Mercury 96
http://sierraclubmass.org/issues/conservation/zw/incineration.html
Cadmium 96
Lead 97
Particulate 96
Fact: “The performance
Matter
of the MACT retrofit has
HCl 94
been outstanding.”
USEPA 8/10/2007 SO2 88
NOx 24
Environmental Performance
Waste-to-Energy
Climate Change
False: “As a source of energy, burning trash produces more global warming CO2 than
natural gas, oil, or even coal.” http://www.sierraclubmass.org/issues/legislative/incineration.htm
Fact: The IPCC, in its 2007 4th Assessment Report (Synthesis Report, Table 4.2), calls
waste incineration with energy recovery a key waste mitigation technology.
Environmental Performance of Waste-to-Energy
Climate Change
1.5
0.0
-0.5
-1.0
-1.5
CO2 from combustion Fossil CO2 avoided by Methane avoided by Net GHG factor
of MSW WTE power WTE
WTE Life Cycle Unit Operations
Waste-to-Energy
is Compatible with Recycling
Waste-to-Energy and recycling are complementary parts of
an integrated waste management program.
• China
Target 30% Waste-to-Energy by 2030
Preferential feed-in electricity tariff
• Kyoto Protocol
Recognizes Waste-to-Energy as an eligible offset in CDM protocol
Why are the Prospects for WTE Burgeoning in the United States?