SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
INTEGRAL WASTE MANAGEMENT TRANSFER STATIONS COMPACTING and LEGACY LAND FILLS RECYCLING PLASTIC – CARDBOARD – GLASS – METAL – ORGANIC WASTE ANAEROBIC BIO-DIGESTERS TO GENERATE ENERGY AND COMPOST METHANE GAS CAPTURE TO GENERATE ENERGY AND GAS FOR COOKING PLASTICS TO FUEL
RECYCLE GLASS FOR NEW INSUSTRY
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW) COMMOMNLY KNOW AS TRASH: Consist of things that one uses and consumes everyday, once discarded they are “thrown to the trash” Wrappers Grass and yard trimmings Furniture Electronics Old clothes and rags Glass bottles Food waste Hair and other human waste Plastic waste Newspaopers Paint Chemicals Batteries Cardboard and plastic boxes Nylon bags, plastic bags and paper bags Lard, oil and many other things … These come from residential, commercial areas, markets, stores, hospitals and public spaces
Some municipal landfills in El Salvador
Visit to Suchitoto landfill where trash arrives separated
140 tons per day Municipal landfill for La Libertad where trash arrives mixed then separated by hand
Camones, Municipality of Santa Ana
200 tons per day
HOW IS SOLID WASTE MANAGED IN EL SALVADOR TODAY 3,400 daily tons of solid waste 10% waste diversion
CO2 CH4
OUR PROPOSAL FOR EL SALVADOR
LANDFILLS: All areas dedicated for the permanent disposal of solid waste, by law, have to have a lining membrane to prevent contamination of the water bed.
TRANSFER STATIONS: A prior stop before waste gets to the LANDFILL, waste is unloaded from the collection trucks to be consolidated in a larger amount for its final destination. These stations are designed to facilitate separation and decontamination of the waste before permanent disposal.
REDUCTION ANS SEPARATION: This is done at the TRANSFER STATION, toxic contaminants are removed or neutralized. It also creates the perfect opportunity for separation of recycle materials in countries with a limited infrastructure.
TRASH FOR CASH Paper Carboard Glass Plastic Metal Organics
SWIFT WORKGROUP INTERNATIONAL VISION FOR EL SALVADOR 3,400 daily tons of solid waste 50% diversion
Landfills that process methane gas for energy generation CO2 CH4
OREGON: METHANE CAPTURE TO GENERATE ENERGY
Caterpillar Turbine
AUTOMATED AND SEMI-AUTOMATED WASTE STEAM SEPARATION
PLASTICS TO FUEL
Waste Plastics
AGILYX Technology
Sweet Crude Oil
AGILYX TECHNOLOGY
Mayor of Olopa, Guatemala with Mario Velasquez, President of SWGI
Recycled plastics
Demostrating synthetic crude oil from plastic waste
SWIFT Workgroup International proposes Produce methane gas to generate energy, Gas and nutrient compost
Dry Anaerobic Digester
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Produces methane gas to generate energy Energy self-sufficient Organic waste to compost Possibility to sell compost New jobs Opportunity to sell energy Generates carbon credits Compost is nutrient
NO ONE WANT TO BUY RECYCLED GLASS ‌ El Salvador urgently needs new industries, new jobs and economic opportunities. We propose investing in the reclaimed and recycled glass industry to manufacture products for domestic and international commerce.
We have enough recycled glass to beautify all of EL SALVADOR
Every year El Salvador releases to the atmosphere an equivalent of 12 million metric tons of Carbon Dioxide CO2 AGRICULTURE Nitrous Oxide Emissions 19% N2O 54% CO2
The results of using fossil based fertilizers and other agricultural activity.
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT The release of Methane gas to the atmosphere from landfills open air trash piles, etc.
27% CH4
FOSSIL FUELS Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Methane Gas Emissions
They are produced by the consumption of solid, liquid or gasified fossil fuels. 46% of the country’s energy is produced in thermic plants firing fossil fuels.
What El Salvador releases to the atmosphere every year is an estimated equivalent of $2.4 billion USD in potential carbon credits to be sold in the international market. *
* The $2.4 billion USD amount is for comparative and demostrative purposes only