How well does the Energy from Waste systems technology mitigate the impact of consumerism?
It mitigates the impact of consumerism by reducing, recycling, reusing, and recovering the excess refuse that consumers discard. After taking a field trip to the Lee County Waste to Energy Facility, I have learned a considerable amount of information about how their system works. Each year the Florida Chapter of the American Public Works Association (APWA) recognizes those in the public works field for their accomplishments. Very fitting for Earth Day was the announcement by the Florida Chapter of the APWA, that the Lee County Waste To Energy Facility Expansion Project had won their award for "Project Of The Year" in the Structures and Environment category. It is one of only a few Florida facilities that generate "Renewable Energy Credits". The energy created supplies the Lee County Solid Waste Division the power to run the Waste To Energy facility, the Recycling Facility, and the Transfer Station at the Buckingham complex and allows for the sale of an additional 45 Megawatt in power. This is enough energy to supply 36,000 homes. Visit http://www3.leegov.com/solidwaste/Autopage_T1_R18.htm for more details.
First of all, it is not an incinerator. Second, this is a great facility that allows anyone take a tour and familiarize themselves with how the system works. My tour allowed me to get an up close and personal view of how their recycling system works. Basically, they take ALL trash (that is not harmful) and covert it to energy. The amount of garbage that the claw picks up, to convert to energy, is equal to the amount of energy used in 1 house for 2 months.
If there is an open opportunity to visit this facility I would definitely recommend stopping and taking a tour to learn about how important this is for us. If every county in Florida decided to incorporate an Energy from Waste Facility, then we could be using our unwanted garbage and creating energy instead of having everyone's garbage sitting in a landfill.
First of all, it is not an incinerator. Second, this is a great facility that allows anyone take a tour and familiarize themselves with how the system works. My tour allowed me to get an up close and personal view of how their recycling system works. Basically, they take ALL trash (that is not harmful) and covert it to energy. The amount of garbage that the claw picks up, to convert to energy, is equal to the amount of energy used in 1 house for 2 months.
If there is an open opportunity to visit this facility I would definitely recommend stopping and taking a tour to learn about how important this is for us. If every county in Florida decided to incorporate an Energy from Waste Facility, then we could be using our unwanted garbage and creating energy instead of having everyone's garbage sitting in a landfill.
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