Originally Posted by Silver Streak (Post 1914983)

Do you know what they do with the cans and bottles? I had a long email exchange with someone in charge at Covanta last year and specifically asked about glass, which doesn't burn. He said there was no market for recycling glass, which seems crazy to me since it's SO recyclable. I always feel especially bad about putting bottles into the trash. I assume glass just goes into landfill somewhere. :(

Originally Posted by Joorn59 (Post 1915034)

All of our trash here is sent to a plant in Georgia that burns it and creates electricity

Originally Posted by CWGUY (Post 1915059)

:ohdear: Okahumpka has been moved to Georgia? Who knew? :icon_wink:

Originally Posted by Silver Streak (Post 1914983)

. I assume glass just goes into landfill somewhere. :(

Originally Posted by Dan9871 (Post 1915126)

With Covanta, the glass is processed with everything else. The ash that remains at the end of the processing cycle includes the glass and that ash is used as filler in various building materials. Very little of our trash ends up in landfills.

Total Ash Processing - Covanta

Zero Waste-to-Landfill - Covanta

Originally Posted by Dan9871 (Post 1915058)

Covanta, where our trash is converted to energy, has regular inspections by independent, regulator-approved, third parties. Their emissions are below what is required by the Clean Air Act. Check out the technology.

http://covanta-csr.com/environment/m...air-emissions/

Originally Posted by Topspinmo (Post 1915101)

You might Well accept fossil fuel, they will and “ I repeat will never go way in 1000 years”. Why you ask, every thing solar, wind, or hydroelectric made with or out of fossil fuels. Even nuclear made from fossil fuels. Electric can’t be produced without fossil fuels why? Cause everything that makes electricity made out of fossil fuels. Every quarrying can’t exists I this day with without fossil fuels.