Energy from Garbage

Using refuse (wet and dry) as an energy source. Incineration of garbage is discussed. Importance of sorting and recycling and how this has impacted incineration of waste. Visit to the University of Illinois’s trash recycling center. Recycling of plastic, paper, cardboard and aluminum and other metals are all shown and their economics discussed. The amount of paper and other products produced over time is explained. Where the waste is taken for landfilling and how it gets there. Answer to why not just burn what is left over.

Видео Energy from Garbage канала Illinois EnergyProf