If you’re following the growing interest in technologies that convert waste into various forms of energy and fuels, you’ll be interested to know that on November 15, ACC and the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce hosted a panel discussion on the economic and environmental benefits of energy recovery. More than 80 business and civic leaders [...]
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New video highlights growing interest in technologies that transform waste into energy
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) has released a new video that provides a quick overview and some compelling statistics about the benefits of recovering energy from waste. “Don’t Trash Our Energy” explains that energy recovery is happening right now in 86 facilities in 25 states across the U.S. and that emerging technologies in this area [...]
Could waste-to-energy become our country’s cleanest source of electricity?
A former top science advisor thinks it can. For the last 28 years, a waste-to-energy facility in Alexandria, Virginia, has processed trash from the surrounding community. A few years ago, the U.S. Capitol began sending its waste –about 5,000 tons every year – to the same facility, Covanta Alexandria/Arlington, Inc., producing enough additional electricity to [...]
Governing Magazine explores the potential of converting waste into energy
When Dylan Scott from Governing Magazine took a recent tour of Covanta’s waste-to-energy facility in Northern Virginia, one of the first things that struck him was how much trash this facility processes daily: Each day, Covanta converts nearly 100 tons of municipal solid waste (that would otherwise be lost to landfill) into energy – that’s [...]
Science writer highlights how recovering energy from waste helps fight climate change
In a recent article for the Huffington Post, science writer and founder of ScienceDebate.org Shawn Lawrence Otto writes about how misperceptions concerning waste-to-energy (WTE) facilities have actually worked against the effort to address climate change. Otto characterizes opposition to WTE technology as “misguided,” and adds: In the article, Otto points out that Americans recycle and [...]
Energy recovery fights climate change and supports the economy, CAP report shows
In addition to recycling and composting, there’s another way communities can help fight climate change – by converting more of their waste into energy. The Center for American Progress (CAP) recently published a great story on how recovering energy from waste reduces greenhouse gas emissions and supports local economies. According to CAP, the United States [...]
New York City reconsiders recycling; kudos to Mayor Bloomberg
An op ed in Tuesday’s New York Times praised Mayor Bloomberg for expanding New York City’s recycling program to include, among other items, rigid plastics, such as toys, yogurt cups and plastic forks and knives. Reversing New York’s decade long drop in recycling rates is a worthy goal that will improve the quality of life [...]
Local Tampa area leader praises energy recovery, celebrates 25 year partnership
Recently, the chairman of the Hillsborough County Commission, Ken Hagan, wrote an op-ed for the Tampa Bay Times commemorating the county’s 25-year partnership with Covanta Energy. In the op-ed , Chairman Hagan explained that the facility processes 1,800 tons of solid waste each day. According to Hagan, this is “enough energy to continuously power more [...]
Honolulu facility turns lost fishing nets into energy
According to experts, lost fishing nets unintentionally claim far too many marine animals every year. Entanglements of large nets, some of them weighing upwards of hundreds of pounds, get caught up in currents, where they can ensnare marine mammals and sea turtles, endanger ships, and wreak havoc on delicate ecosystems. Recent stories by CNN (video [...]
Cleveland evaluates integrated energy generation and recycling project
We noted with interest last week that the city of Cleveland is evaluating options for the development of an integrated waste management center that likely would include both recycling and energy recovery technologies. The story comes via Waste Management World, which writes that Cleveland has explored a variety of innovative technologies, including thermal conversion, pyrolysis, [...]
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- ACC Urges Federal Regulators to Implement a Comprehensive Strategy for Improving Rail Safety December 5, 2013
- Weight of Evidence Indicates That DINP Should Not Be Listed on Prop 65 December 5, 2013
- ACC Releases October 2013 Resin Production and Sales Stats November 26, 2013
- ACC Commends Congressman Barrow for Supporting Economic Growth and Job Creation November 26, 2013
- U.S. Economy Showing No Early Jitters as Budget Crisis Looms; Leading Economic Indicator Shows Steady, Restrained Expansion to Continue November 26, 2013
