03-20-2008, 03:16 PM
I agree with the answers, but #5 is a big question mark.[?]
If aluminum is let’s say $1.00 a pound (pre incineration clean sort); post-incinerated slag (mixed metals with contaminants) would only yield about 10 cents a pound. In areas with waste incinerators, the commingled metal/contaminates only pays if a foundry is literally next door. Otherwise the cost of recovering may be more than what the material will sell for. I don’t know if the BI has a foundry capable of handling the metal waste, as the proposed incinerator would produce. If not, the transportation cost to such a foundry may be cost prohibitive rendering the waste unmarketable. If they have to pay to remove the waste it may end up being cheaper to dump it in a landfill and say “oh well, we tried”. I don’t think they are being up-front with the people about this.
If aluminum is let’s say $1.00 a pound (pre incineration clean sort); post-incinerated slag (mixed metals with contaminants) would only yield about 10 cents a pound. In areas with waste incinerators, the commingled metal/contaminates only pays if a foundry is literally next door. Otherwise the cost of recovering may be more than what the material will sell for. I don’t know if the BI has a foundry capable of handling the metal waste, as the proposed incinerator would produce. If not, the transportation cost to such a foundry may be cost prohibitive rendering the waste unmarketable. If they have to pay to remove the waste it may end up being cheaper to dump it in a landfill and say “oh well, we tried”. I don’t think they are being up-front with the people about this.