Turning the world’s waste problems into energy solutions paid Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Each day, the world produces some 5.5 million tons of waste. Over the course of a year, that adds up to more than 2 billion tons of solid municipal waste, much of it taking up space in landfills and producing carbon emissions as it rots away. By 2050, the World Bankthat the problem will be even worse, reaching 3.4 billion tons of annual waste — a 70 percent increase.
by 2024, led by the Asia-Pacific region where adoption of these novel technologies is projected to expand rapidly.Today, incineration is the most commonly used technology in waste management to avoid the costly transport of refuse to landfill sites. But throughout Asia, governments are increasingly adopting greener and more innovative approaches.70 percent
, with an expected daily incinerating capacity of 5,000 tons of the city’s trash. The incinerator’s residual heat, once captured, is used to drive a turbine, generating electricity. According to the project’s architects, the process should halve the amount of carbon dioxide typically released from landfill sites.
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