Why change
The problems of landfilling your waste
Burying waste is not disposal. It is deferral, and the bill grows every year the site stays open.
- Environmental
- Decomposing waste releases methane, a dangerous greenhouse gas. Leachate seeps through liners and pollutes aquifers.
- Cost
- As landfills close, waste travels further. Transport, monitoring and tipping fees all rise.
- Financial
- Closed sites carry decades of monitoring and remediation obligations on the public balance sheet.
- Community
- Residents live with the odor, traffic and land a landfill takes, and get nothing back from it.
- Usability
- Land filled with waste is lost to housing, agriculture and industry for generations.
Three ways to deal with the same ton of waste
| — | Landfill | Mass-burn incineration | E3i BioRefinery® |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emissions | Methane and leachate | Stack emissions and ash | Near-zero, closed loop |
| What it produces | Nothing | Heat or power | Diesel, biochar, wood vinegar, recyclables, water |
| Land after use | Lost for generations | Industrial site | Industrial site |
| Revenue | Tipping fees only | Tipping fees and power | Tipping fees and four product lines |
Bring us your waste stream.
Tell us the tonnage, the site and the constraints. We will tell you what a BioRefinery could produce there.
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