The Zero Waste utopia and the role of waste-to-energy

An Editorial by Peter Quicker, Stefano Consonni from MatER (WtERT Italy) and Mario Grosso, renown Professors in the field, discusses why modern waste management needs to rely on ecologically friendly and affordable treatment for recycling residues and residual waste. “…100% recycling has not been possible to achieve even after decades of evolution in the waste […]

Municipal Solid Waste Could Contribute Significant Supply of Alternative Energy to U.S. Businesses, Communities

A  study conducted by the  Earth Engineering Center (EEC) of Columbia University has found that if all of the municipal solid waste (MSW) that is currently put into landfills each year in the United States were diverted to waste-to-energy (WTE) power plants, they could generate enough electricity to power nearly 14 million homes annually, or 12 percent of […]

Recovery of Materials and Energy from Urban Wastes

Check out the volume Recovery of Materials and Energy from Urban Wastes, from Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology (2e) series, edited by Nickolas J. Themelis & Thanos Bourtsalas (PhD) from WtERT This volume in the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology, Second edition, provides a comprehensive overview of complementary strategies for dealing with waste […]