Clean energy from thrash

It is reported that in Horsholm, Denmark, about 80% of the heat and 20% of the electricity comes from burning of trash in incinerators. The new kind of cleaner incinerators (waste-to-energy plants) convert local thrash into heat and electricity. The exhaust is filtered and toxins such as mercury and dioxins are not allowed in the plant discharges. Cost reduction, cutting carbon dioxide gas emission, and saving of fossil fuel. Across Europe there are about 400 such plants. The emissions from the plant are well below the current EU’s standards for air and water discharges.

This garbage “disposal with benefits” proposition for waste management should be considered worldwide, particularly in small towns.