CLEANING UP SOLID WASTE A Pathway to Prosperity
MAKING SOLID WASTE A PROFIT CENTER What You Should Know:
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• According to the EPA, in 2012, Americans generated about 251 million tons of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) also known as trash. • This waste takes up a tremendous amount of time and resources to handle, transport, and dispose of in a way that does not cause long term harm to the environment.
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• There are many robust and mature technologies that can convert MSW into
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transportation fuel or fuel for power generation, and they all have one thing in common: they use tremendous amounts of energy. • One of the reasons why MSW to fuel technologies are not employed to a greater extent in the United States is the high price of energy. • A Molten Salt Reactor (MSR) can produce heat and electricity so affordably that it is possible that MSW to fuel technologies would be commonly employed by the free market in waste disposal efforts. • Converting MSW into fuel offers many advantages, including having a better environmental presence as well as producing a fuel network that can aid in America’s achieving energy independence. • Reduced and stable waste costs can allow manufacturers an advantage in world markets. Using MSW to produce fuel can lessen transportation costs and environmental impacts. • Technologies such as plasma gasification, made affordable by MSR technology, have the capabilities to easily dispose of many types of hazardous waste. The eGeneration Foundation is working to form an alliance to develop a national energy plan, promoting the next generation of fuels powered by Molten Salt Reactor technology. As studies and analysis of this promising technology are widely understood, there will be widespread industry support for commercializing this next generation process, thus providing a clear pathway to prosperity.
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