Waste

MANASSAS, Va. — The American recycling industry is in crisis — and cities are on the front lines.

The big picture: The economics undergirding the U.S. recycling system have fallen apart. Unable to absorb the extra cost, some cities are opting to kill recycling programs altogether — just as public concerns about climate change are ratcheting up.

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Waste of all kinds is a problem for everyone.

Municipal waste -

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Hazardous waste -

Waste from green energy production -

Nuclear waste - Electricity generated from nuclear power plants results in a small amount of waste. There are two strategies in practice: storage or reuse. What is nuclear waste, and what do we do with it?

A universal solution - Plasma Recycling. U.S. residents generate approximately 4.5 pounds of solid waste per person per day, more than 245 million tons in a single year. An environmentally sound and technologically advanced waste-to-energy solution, the plasma recycler, can recycle solid waste.

Plasma gasification technology can also be applied to convert any carbon-containing feedstock into clean energy and valuable byproducts. These include biomass, biosolids, coal, tar sands, hazardous wastes, and petroleum refining byproducts. See how it works

 Reduce - Reuse - Recycle

Pyroprocessing (from Greek Πυρος = fire) is a process in which materials are subjected to high temperatures (typically over 800 °C, 1472 °F) in order to bring about a chemical or physical change. Pyroprocessing includes such terms as ore-roasting, calcination, and sintering. Equipment for pyroprocessing includes kilns, electric arc furnaces, and reverberatory furnaces.

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