LAVAJETWHAT IS WASTE TO ENERGY? UNDERSTANDING THE BASICS

LARGE WASTE MANAGEMENT COMPANIES SUCH AS LAVAJET HAVE BEEN

PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO CITIES

AROUND THE WORLD. ONE OF THE ADVANTAGES OF EFFECTIVE WASTE

MANAGEMENT IS IN CONVERTING WASTE TO ENERGY. WASTE TO

ENERGY IS A SAFE TECHNOLOGY THAT TAKES CARE OF WASTE DISPOSAL

AND PRODUCES RENEWABLE ENERGY FROM SOLID WASTE.

IT HELPS REDUCE GREENHOUSE GASES FROM BEING RELEASED INTO THE

ATMOSPHERE AND DAMAGING THE ENVIRONMENT. ACCORDING TO A

WHITEPAPER RELEASED BY THE SOLID WASTE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH

AMERICA (SWANA), WASTE TO ENERGY FACILITIES “ARE ECONOMICALLY

SOUND INVESTMENTS THAT PROVIDE MULTIPLE FINANCIAL AND

ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITIES THAT UTILIZE THEM.”

HOW WASTE IS CONVERTED TO ENERGYTHE FOLLOWING IS A BASIC EXPLANATION OF HOW WASTE IS CONVERTED TO

ENERGY.

•MUNICIPAL WASTE IS COLLECTED AND DELIVERED TO THE WASTE MANAGEMENT

FACILITIES, AND THE WASTE IS TRANSFERRED TO A BUNKER FOR STORAGE.

•THE WASTE IS THEN TRANSFERRED TO A COMBUSTION CHAMBER WHERE IT IS

BURNED AT VERY HIGH TEMPERATURES. THE BUILDING AROUND THE BUNKER

AREA IS MAINTAINED UNDER A NEGATIVE PRESSURE, AND THE AIR IN THE

COMBUSTION PROCESS IS USED TO CONTROL THE ODOR.

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