What are the environmental benefits of using WTE instead of land-filling?
• WTE plants conserve fossil fuels by generating electricity. One ton of MSW combusted reduces oil use by one barrel (i.e., 35gallons) or 0.25 tons of coal. • It has been estimated that one ton of MSW combusted rather than land-filled reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 1.5 tons of carbon dioxide. • WTE plants do not have the aqueous emissions that may be experienced in landfills, either now or in the distant future. • WTE plants reduce the space required for land-filling by about 90%.
