Mining the Urban Waste Stream for Energy Options, Technological Limitations, and Lessons Form the Field

Urban liquid & solid wastes (UW) are a problem worldwide. Yet UW can also be seen as valuable resource -- urban goldÓ. UW contains valuable materials such as aluminum & steel that can be recovered & sold. The vegetative portions of UW can produce a BTU gas that can be used for household cooking, or electricity generation. Combustible fractions of the UW stream -- paper, cardboard, plastic -- have a high energy content that can be minedÓ to meet energy needs. Chapters: avail., characteristics, & disposition of UW; tech. for converting UW to energy; tech. applications & innovations in developing countries; economics of converting developing country UW to energy; & greenhouse gas reductions: lessons & strategies. Charts & tables.Ashworth, John is the author of 'Mining the Urban Waste Stream for Energy Options, Technological Limitations, and Lessons Form the Field' with ISBN 9780756730260 and ISBN 0756730260.