Introduction
Landfill Waste or, Waste to Energy is a renewable energy source. It prevents a ton of waste by burning and eliminating things that would’ve leaked in landfill disposals. How the burning works is, a claw grabs all the waste and dumps it into a chamber, where the waste is produced into heat which turns into water and is used in the boiler to keep the process moving. Landfill Waste comes from trash being left on the ground such as, food from picnics left in parks and other environments by humans.
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Environmental Impact
Debris is an unavoidable by-product for natural disasters. Waste to Energy machinery is one of the dirtiest forms of energy
production which is not good at all for any other environments with people or animals around them to breathe in that air! It also
releases toxic pollutants, that means pollution!
production which is not good at all for any other environments with people or animals around them to breathe in that air! It also
releases toxic pollutants, that means pollution!
Costs
The facilities can cost up to 420 million dollars to build! The operating costs can even go up to 22 million dollars a year as well!
Fun Facts
We throw away 7.2 million tons of food every year when all that waste can go to the Waste to Energy facility so we can be recycling
while producing energy! Another fact is that the Waste to Energy process is very long and complicated but, we can help by recycling!
The Waste to Energy process tries to avoid Fossil Fuels to conserve our Fossil Fuels! Some more fun facts are that the energy
produced can be used as electricity or heat. One last fact is that most of the countries around the world use Waste to Energy. But,
some countries have more open space to landfills so, the Waste to Energy process is used more often there!
while producing energy! Another fact is that the Waste to Energy process is very long and complicated but, we can help by recycling!
The Waste to Energy process tries to avoid Fossil Fuels to conserve our Fossil Fuels! Some more fun facts are that the energy
produced can be used as electricity or heat. One last fact is that most of the countries around the world use Waste to Energy. But,
some countries have more open space to landfills so, the Waste to Energy process is used more often there!
Bibliography
DeltaWay Energy.com Waste to Energy: How it Works:
http://www.deltawayenergy.com/wte-tools/wte-anatomy/
Brightside Knowledge.org Waste to Energy Pros and Cons:
https://www.brightknowledge.org/knowledge-bank/geography-and-environment/features-and-resources/waste-to-energy-pros-and-con
Jakub Jozfek, Waste Management World.com Decisive Disaster Debris Management:
https://waste-management-world.com/a/decisive-disaster-debris-management
Waste to Energy Environmental Impact:
http://www.ntn.org.au/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/10-reasons-why-burning-waste-to-make-energy-is-a-bad-idea.pdf
Maria Elana Diaz Barriga Rodriguez, Waste to Energy Costs:
http://www.seas.columbia.edu/earth/wtert/sofos/Rodriguez_thesis.pdf
Waste to Energy Fun Facts:
https://www.ovoenergy.com/blog/green/10-shocking-facts-about-waste.html
http://www.eswet.eu/tl_files/eswet/3.%20Facts/ESWET_Handbook_Waste-to-Energy.pdf
http://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/index.cfm/data/index.cfm?page=biomass_waste_to_energy
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