12-10-2007, 03:45 PM
One could certainly wish that the waste was not there to think about burning.
The landfill, threatened to close, will remain a tepid soup leaching into our watershed for many generations. Out-of-sight, out-of-mind isn't sufficient.
If a WTE could function cleanly without taking us to the cleaners it might be possible to mine the landfill over the years and remove it completely. That seems quite interesting - if practical and possible.
I am certainly prepared to listen to James conclusions while not quite making my own yet.
Reduce and recycle worries me. A worthy goal no doubt. The town I came from was very successful in reducing and recycling - with a catch. At that landfill every pickup load of trash carries a charge of $35. It takes a LOT of labor and cost to sort, sort, sort and separate.
If there was a $1 charge per pickup load here I am afraid that 70% of the trash would go directly into the bushes. The diversion and reduce effort would be a great success. The rest of the aina and island would suffer.
This lovely island is about 30 years behind the times in environmental awareness and ability. The day will have to come when all the mentioned solutions are employed broadly and willingly.
James, we should talk more about waste stream technology and the potentials for manufacturing locally (here).
I still want to know more about WTE. Even if I should end up rejecting it I want to be sure I know precisely why.
The landfill, threatened to close, will remain a tepid soup leaching into our watershed for many generations. Out-of-sight, out-of-mind isn't sufficient.
If a WTE could function cleanly without taking us to the cleaners it might be possible to mine the landfill over the years and remove it completely. That seems quite interesting - if practical and possible.
I am certainly prepared to listen to James conclusions while not quite making my own yet.
Reduce and recycle worries me. A worthy goal no doubt. The town I came from was very successful in reducing and recycling - with a catch. At that landfill every pickup load of trash carries a charge of $35. It takes a LOT of labor and cost to sort, sort, sort and separate.
If there was a $1 charge per pickup load here I am afraid that 70% of the trash would go directly into the bushes. The diversion and reduce effort would be a great success. The rest of the aina and island would suffer.
This lovely island is about 30 years behind the times in environmental awareness and ability. The day will have to come when all the mentioned solutions are employed broadly and willingly.
James, we should talk more about waste stream technology and the potentials for manufacturing locally (here).
I still want to know more about WTE. Even if I should end up rejecting it I want to be sure I know precisely why.
Assume the best and ask questions.
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