12-11-2007, 03:31 AM
I do agree that the location seems very poor. This news on this location/proposal is new to me. I'm not sure who produced it.
Landfills in Hilo, with 100+ inches of rain a year, seem primitive and environmentally more dangerous than scrubbed incinerating. Landfills in general are nothing more than a cheap short term solution to long term problems. But desert conditions seem better than rainforests for land fills. No one in Kona seems to want east side trash trucked to the west side however sensible it may be.
WTE appeals to me only if the burning and scrubbing can be achieved efficiently and thoroughly. Some insist that it is simply not possible. The benefits of not burying trash and instead converting it into energy are appealing. As an example a fuel efficient, zero pollution car that costs $250,000 each isn't going to make sense.
I do have doubts about the motivations that lead to decisions in this state. Wastiing money seems to be the norm. 40% + of our capital improvement budget is incinerated cleanly and efficiently. If we could burn trash as efficiently as we burn money WTE would be a good deal.
Landfills in Hilo, with 100+ inches of rain a year, seem primitive and environmentally more dangerous than scrubbed incinerating. Landfills in general are nothing more than a cheap short term solution to long term problems. But desert conditions seem better than rainforests for land fills. No one in Kona seems to want east side trash trucked to the west side however sensible it may be.
WTE appeals to me only if the burning and scrubbing can be achieved efficiently and thoroughly. Some insist that it is simply not possible. The benefits of not burying trash and instead converting it into energy are appealing. As an example a fuel efficient, zero pollution car that costs $250,000 each isn't going to make sense.
I do have doubts about the motivations that lead to decisions in this state. Wastiing money seems to be the norm. 40% + of our capital improvement budget is incinerated cleanly and efficiently. If we could burn trash as efficiently as we burn money WTE would be a good deal.
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