Landfill Mining as Base Load Power Fuel Source

USE CASE: LANDFILL MINING AS BASE LOAD POWER FUEL SOURCE

The landfills and dumpsites across the globe are filling up. Several billion tons of solid waste fractions are deposited in them each year and the amount is growing steadily at around 10% p.a. Most of them are poorly managed and pose a serious threat to people’s health and the environment; leachate seeping into the soil and groundwater, as well as methane emissions to the air. However, landfills can offer an important fuel source in base load power generation. Landfill mining produces good-quality waste fuel for the waste-to-energy power plant, while eventually emptying the plot for other purposes, i.e. housing or recreational purposes.

Landfill mining is a drastically under-utilized method of producing fuel for power generation. The landfilled waste typically contains 20 to 30% of combustible waste fractions; plastics, wood-based materials, textiles and similar. Their utilization can significantly reduce country’s dependence on imported fossil fuels, save often scarce foreign currency and generate dependable base load power. Mixing of landfilled and new waste is also easily arranged at the landfill site.

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