| Energy from waste programs may play a large part | | | | turned into electricity to power and light your home, |
| in the future, both for waste disposal and as a | | | | allowing it to make a full circle from your home as |
| source of green renewable energy that does not rely | | | | garbage and back to your home as electricity. |
| on fossil fuels. The methods used for converting | | | | Alternative methods of recycling municipal waste can |
| municipal waste to renewable energy source can | | | | include pyrolysis and gasification. There are a few |
| vary, because there are a number of ways that this | | | | small differences between these two processes, |
| waste can be used. The waste can be burned and | | | | mainly the amount of oxygen that is included in the |
| the heat used to create steam and electricity, or the | | | | process. Both of these methods can create energy |
| waste can be used to create synthetic gas from | | | | from waste, in the form of both heat and gases that |
| burning of waste materials, which is then used for | | | | can be used for energy or sold for a profit. Managing |
| electricity and other applications. No matter which | | | | municipal waste is important, because many landfills |
| method is used to generate energy from waste, it is | | | | are full and others are nearing their capacity. Just |
| a better option than just throwing the waste in a | | | | dumping our trash in a landfill, even one designed for |
| landfill, where it will sit and contaminate the earth. | | | | safety and maximum effectiveness, is no longer an |
| Waste to energy programs take a common problem | | | | option. Using this waste as an energy source is a |
| like waste disposal and turn this into assets like | | | | good idea all the way around, and everyone benefits. |
| electricity generation or fuel production. With millions | | | | Food waste is another important resource for |
| of tons of municipal solid waste being discarded each | | | | energy. The bioconversion of food waste for energy |
| year in this country, this is a very large alternative | | | | production can result in biofuels, like ethanol and |
| source of energy that can be used to meet energy | | | | biodiesel, as well as other types of energy. These |
| needs. Newer landfills commonly have methane gas | | | | biofuels burn much cleaner than traditional fossil fuels, |
| recovery systems in place, to collect the gases that | | | | and do not cause as much harm to the environment. |
| form when waste decomposition happens, and this | | | | They are generally considered just as efficient, and |
| gas is also an energy source. | | | | boats and cars have used these biofuels against |
| Turning municipal solid waste to electricity has a large | | | | vehicles using fossil fuels during races and won, |
| number of benefits. This energy source is domestic, | | | | showing that there are no performance differences. |
| and is produced close to home. There are no worries | | | | Just like municipal solid waste to energy programs, |
| about unstable regimes or sudden price spikes | | | | food wastes can be converted into many forms of |
| because of politics. Best of all, the energy is created | | | | energy that can be used in your cars and homes. |
| using waste, something that is discarded because it is | | | | Energy from waste programs will play a large part in |
| no longer useful. There is no shortage of municipal | | | | the future of energy, because of the enormous |
| solid waste, and waste management methods that | | | | potential waste offers as an environmentally friendly |
| use waste to energy processes can help supply | | | | alternative energy source. |
| much needed energy. Municipal solid waste can be | | | | |