Tag: waste to energy

  • Out of the Garbage Can and Into the Fire

    – by Mike Ewall So-called “waste-to-energy” (WTE) is usually a euphemism for trash incineration, disposing of waste while making modest amounts of electricity and sometimes steam for heating purposes. Now, waste-to-fuels (WTF?) — turning waste into liquid fuels for transportation — is starting to emerge as a subset of WTE. Noting their acronym problem, the…

  • Concerns About Syracuse, NY Trash Incinerator Pollution

    – January 6, 2015, LocalSYR It’s the next step to allow trash from Cortland County to be brought into Onondaga County’s Waste to Energy facility. Both counties’ legislatures this week have held public hearings on the so called “Ash for Trash” plan. For two decades now Onondaga County’s Waste to Energy facility has been burning trash only…

  • Incinerator in Frederick, MD Canceled After Decade-Long Fight

    – by Patrice Gallagher, No Incinerator Alliance On November 20, 2014, Frederick County, Maryland’s Board of County Commissioners cancelled plans to build a 1500 ton-per-day waste-to-energy incinerator, ending a 10 year citizens’ effort to kill the project and put better alternatives for community waste management in place. The vote was 3 to 2, and all…

  • Commissioners Scrap Frederick, MD Incinerator Plan

    – Associated Press, November 21, 2014, Herald-Mail The Frederick County Commissioners are scrapping plans for a waste-to-energy incinerator after more than five years of debate. The Frederick News-Post reported that the board voted 3-2 Thursday night to cancel a contract with Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. for the $471 million project. The board unanimously voted in favor of hauling the county’s trash…

  • Florida Waste Company Seeks to Close Incinerator, Transfer Trash

    – by Brittany Wallman, December 9, 2014, Sun Sentinel Neighbors of the “Mount Trashmore” landfill in northern Broward descended on County Hall Tuesday, worried about plans to close a trash-burning incinerator in the region. Hundreds piled into County Commission chambers, some having arrived on a bus from the Wynmoor Village senior condo coummunity in Coconut Creek.…

  • UMaine to Study “Trashanol” Effect in Maine

    – by Grady Trimble,  October 24, 2014, WLBZ A team of University of Maine researchers are gearing up to study the possibility of bringing new technology called “Trashanol” to Maine. “Trashanol” is a waste-to-energy technology developed by Maryland-based company Fiberight. Basically, it is a process that converts household waste into fuel. The technology is sparking interest…

  • Lockheed Martin Inks Agreement with Waste-of-Energy Firm

    – by Eric Reinhardt, October 13, 2014, Business Journal News Network OWEGO, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) has signed a manufacturing agreement with Concord Blue Energy, Inc. to provide all manufacturing support for the firm’s reformertechnology. That technology converts waste to energy using advanced conversion technology. Lockheed Martin is now the “exclusive manufacturing provider”…

  • City of Allentown, PA Terminates Contract for Waste Incinerator

    – by Allentown Residents for Clean Air, September 30, 2014, Stop the Burn The City of Allentown is pulling out of the contract with Delta Thermo Energy. This news surely spells the death of the experimental trash and sewage sludge incinerator that threatens Allentown. HOWEVER, the company’s air and waste permits are still out there. The air permit could be…

  • 20 Years, Yet EPA Still Fails to Protect Us From Polluting Incinerators

    – by Phillip Ellis and Neil Gormley, October 4, 2014,  Huffington Post Joe Poole Lake is a popular destination for Dallas and Fort Worth residents looking for a weekend escape to the great outdoors. Lined with barbecue grills, hiking trails and sandy beaches, the 7,400-acre lake and its wooden welcome sign invite endless opportunities to…

  • Stafford Incinerator in Virginia Not “Financially Beneficial”

    – by Neil Seldman, August 22, 2014, Institute for Local Self-Reliance The Regional Solid Waste Management Board that oversees the County and City of Fredericksburg landfill will not pursue a garbage and industrial waste incineration-gasification facility. The County received no bid that it considered financially beneficial to the County and City and dropped the project. StopTheStaffordIncinerator.com has…