How it works - Waste-to-Energy

Waste-to-Energy is not your Grandfather’s incineration. These modern facilities divert waste from landfills and produce electricity and/or steam for export through the combustion of post-recycled, non-hazardous municipal solid waste
✓ Waste-to-Energy employs state-of-the-art pollution control equipment to scrub and filter emissions, protecting the environment
✓ Waste-to-Energy facilities are a widely recognized means for reducing greenhouse gases-particularly methane-by eliminating emissions from landfills
✓ Waste-to-Energy is a sustainable alternative to fossil fuel-fired energy and produce around-the-clock electricity for more than 1 million homes
✓ Waste-to-Energy facilities recycle more than 700,000 tons of metal annually - enough to build more than 580,000 cars