Jun 19, 2010 #1 ugm247 Civil/Environmental Jun 15, 2010 1 0 0 US I need your expert opinion on the use of RDF as an option for SWM. Is it a technology that is "tried, tested and failed"?
I need your expert opinion on the use of RDF as an option for SWM. Is it a technology that is "tried, tested and failed"?
Jun 19, 2010 #2 bimr Civil/Environmental Feb 25, 2003 9,299 0 36 US RDF is an established technology in Europe, but has not been used extensively in the United States. Denmark now has 29 such plants, serving 98 municipalities in a country of 5.5 million people, and 10 more are planned or under construction. http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/studies/pdf/rdf.pdf There are only 87 trash-burning power plants in the United States, a country of more than 300 million people, and almost all were built at least 15 years ago. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/13/science/earth/13trash.html?ref=denmark Upvote 0 Downvote
RDF is an established technology in Europe, but has not been used extensively in the United States. Denmark now has 29 such plants, serving 98 municipalities in a country of 5.5 million people, and 10 more are planned or under construction. http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/studies/pdf/rdf.pdf There are only 87 trash-burning power plants in the United States, a country of more than 300 million people, and almost all were built at least 15 years ago. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/13/science/earth/13trash.html?ref=denmark