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Waste in America
        The average American
          discards 4.34 pounds of
          trash everyday.

          If all the waste was
          collected, put into average
          sized garbage trucks, and
          positioned in a straight line
          across the U.S., it would
          extend from New York to
          California, more than 100
          times. Americans produce
          more and more waste
          every year.
What can we do with our trash?
                     Of the 4.34 pounds of
                     trash discarded everyday,
                     about 1.5 pounds are
                     recycled or composted.
                     What happens to the rest
                     you ask?

                  It will either be burned or sent
                      to underdeveloped
                      countries (for a fee) to sit
                      in a landfill.

                     However, these tactics
                     seem inane since the
                     development of Waste to
                     Energy.
Where can Waste to Energy be found?
                       Today trash, often
                       called municipal
                       solid waste
                       (MSW), is burned
                       in special waste to
                       energy plants.

                       About 87 waste to
                       energy plants can
                       be found in the
                       United States
                       today.
EPA Awarded Grant
          One plant in
          particular, the East
          Bay Municipal Utility
          District, was awarded
          an EPA grant for
          research, due to their
          innovative methods
          in turning food waste
          into energy.
CO2 Emissions
        According to the U.S.
        EPA MSW Decision
        Support Tool nearly
        one ton of CO2
        equivalent emissions
        are avoided for every
        ton of MSW handled
        by a waste-to-energy
        plant.
Benefits of Waste to Energy
                 Energy produced by
                 waste can be used to
                 heat buildings or
                 generate electricity.

                 However, the major
                 advantage of burning
                 waste is that it
                 reduces the amount
                 of material that is
                 deposited in landfills.
For more information on topics like this visit our
 Resources page at www.Microempowering.org
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Waste to Energy

  • 2. Waste in America The average American discards 4.34 pounds of trash everyday. If all the waste was collected, put into average sized garbage trucks, and positioned in a straight line across the U.S., it would extend from New York to California, more than 100 times. Americans produce more and more waste every year.
  • 3. What can we do with our trash? Of the 4.34 pounds of trash discarded everyday, about 1.5 pounds are recycled or composted. What happens to the rest you ask? It will either be burned or sent to underdeveloped countries (for a fee) to sit in a landfill. However, these tactics seem inane since the development of Waste to Energy.
  • 4. Where can Waste to Energy be found? Today trash, often called municipal solid waste (MSW), is burned in special waste to energy plants. About 87 waste to energy plants can be found in the United States today.
  • 5. EPA Awarded Grant One plant in particular, the East Bay Municipal Utility District, was awarded an EPA grant for research, due to their innovative methods in turning food waste into energy.
  • 6. CO2 Emissions According to the U.S. EPA MSW Decision Support Tool nearly one ton of CO2 equivalent emissions are avoided for every ton of MSW handled by a waste-to-energy plant.
  • 7. Benefits of Waste to Energy Energy produced by waste can be used to heat buildings or generate electricity. However, the major advantage of burning waste is that it reduces the amount of material that is deposited in landfills.
  • 8. For more information on topics like this visit our Resources page at www.Microempowering.org