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Waste-to-Energy 25 Years Later:
Technology with a Past, Presentand Future
Waste-to-Energy 25 Years Later:
Technology with a Past, Presentand Future
May 2005
John F. Williams, SVPNational Director of GovernmentalPlanning and Consulting
May 2005
John F. Williams, SVPNational Director of GovernmentalPlanning and Consulting
Federation of New YorkSolid Waste Associations
Solid Waste/Recycling Conference
Federation of New YorkSolid Waste Associations
Solid Waste/Recycling Conference
Local landfills were filling
Landfill regulations werebecoming more stringent
Long distance shippingwas not economicallyviable
Long distance disposalwas not socially acceptable
1970’s and Early 1980’s and a Major Problem:What to do with Garbage?1970’s and Early 1980’s and a Major Problem:What to do with Garbage?
180 operating facilities
Majority survivedGreenpeace andopportunists
Survived the Clean Air ActAmendments
Clean energy generator
Garbage to Steam/Electricity Made Sense:Could Reduce Land DisposalGarbage to Steam/Electricity Made Sense:Could Reduce Land Disposal
Westchester County Resource Recovery FacilityPeekskill, New York
Tax law changes shiftedproject economics
District and SupremeCourt rulings against flowcontrol
Cheap tipping fees atremote mega landfills
The Tables Turned in the 1990’sThe Tables Turned in the 1990’s
Delaware Waste-to-Energy FacilityDover, Delaware
Excitement of a terrificsolution
Avoiding a repeat ofSuperfund
Waste material intoneeded energy
Self sufficiency
Championing a goodsolution
Quite a Ride: UpsQuite a Ride: Ups
MacArthur Resource Recovery FacilityIslip, New York
Waste-to-energy involvedbig money
Attracted political andfinancial agendas
Recycling was the “goodway”
Waste-to-energy did notcount
There Were the DownsThere Were the Downs
Savannah Resource Recovery FacilitySavannah, Georgia
Percentage race begin
Elected officials weretargeted
Staff were branded asliars and puppets
Consultants shrank instature
There Were the Downs (continued)There Were the Downs (continued)
Dutchess County Resource Recovery FacilityPoughkeepsie, New York
28 states
Managing 14 percent ofAmerica’s trash
Quiet servants
Recovering scrap metal
91 Facilities Operate Today91 Facilities Operate Today
Hennepin County Resource Recovery FacilityHennepin County, Minnesota
Hosting other forms ofrecycling
Home to householdhazardous wasteoperations
Source of hostcommunity fees
Viable alternatives tolong-haul disposal
91 Facilities Operate Today (continued)91 Facilities Operate Today (continued)
Indianapolis Resource Recovery FacilityIndianapolis, Indiana
Activist newsletters
Organizations aimed atraising funds
Subscription and fearcampaigns
Accomplishments without Threatened ImpactsAccomplishments without Threatened Impacts
Alexandria/Arlington Resource Recovery FacilityAlexandria, Virginia
Majority of plants operatetoday
They promised:
– To conserve fossil fuelsby generating electricity
– Provide clean energy
– Reduce greenhouse gas
– Save real estate
– Compatible with recycling
– Provide economic benefits
Promises Made, Promises Kept andLessons Learned Over TimePromises Made, Promises Kept andLessons Learned Over Time
French Island Waste-to-Energy FacilityLaCrosse County, Wisconsin
Asthma, Cancer, anddioxins
Ash handling anddisposal ailments
Ash is a resource
Disasters that Weren’tDisasters that Weren’t
Hudson Falls Resource Recovery Facility(formerly Adirondack Resource Recovery Facility)Hudson Falls, New York
European Union: waste-to-energy preferable tolandfills
European Union directivesto minimize landfills
Mass burn and refusederived fuel have worked inthe United States
Consideration for emergingtechnologies
The Future of Waste-to-Energy:Currently 1,000+ Operating WorldwideThe Future of Waste-to-Energy:Currently 1,000+ Operating Worldwide
Bristol Resource Recovery FacilityBristol, Connecticut
Renegotiate
Re-bid
Purchase
Sell
Realign contract structure
Some combination
Waste-to-Energy Facilities with 20-Year OperatingAgreements Near their Contract TermsWaste-to-Energy Facilities with 20-Year OperatingAgreements Near their Contract Terms
Union County Resource Recovery FacilityUnion, New Jersey
Privately-owned andoperated facility
New economic andstrategic plan
22 of 23 members inpost-2005 contracts
Dramatically changingrisk allocation
Cut cost to communitiesby over 50%
North East Solid Waste Committee:23 Communities in MassachusettsNorth East Solid Waste Committee:23 Communities in Massachusetts
Wheelabrator North Andover Resource Recovery FacilityNorth Andover, Massachusetts
Privately owned andoperated facility
Analyzing options prior to2008 termination
Feasibility and costassessments
Community legal rightsanalysis
Transfer station conditionassessment
Greater Bridgeport Resource Recovery Facility &Southwestern Regional Operating CommitteeGreater Bridgeport Resource Recovery Facility &Southwestern Regional Operating Committee
Greater Bridgeport Resource Recovery FacilityBridgeport, Connecticut
Publicly owned – privatelyoperated facility
Mass burn with front endprocessing
Two major improvementprojects
Private operation contractexpires in 2007
Currently preparing a newcompetitive process
Pinellas County Resource Recovery FacilityPinellas County Resource Recovery Facility
Pinellas County Resource Recovery FacilityPinellas County, Florida
Restrictions in flow control
Closure of some facilitiesin 1994
Little support for wasteflow control
New legislative attemptsstalled
Waste-to-energy will onlyhappen if industry helps
Regulatory and Public IssuesRegulatory and Public Issues
Commerce Waste-to-Energy FacilityCommerce, California
We were right
Waste-to-energy is a terrific solution
Promises were kept
Significant effort to keep the plants operating
Expiring service agreements
Opportunity to securing new pricing
Favorable new operating contracts
Conclusion: 25 Years LaterConclusion: 25 Years Later
Frank Borchardt
Durwood Curling and John Hadfield,Southeastern Public Service Authority
Herb Flosdorf, Lancaster County
Joe Kazar, Union County
N.C. Vasuki, Delaware Solid Waste Authority
Steve Maguin, Los Angeles Sanitation District
Tim Hunt, Palm Beach County
We Owe ThanksWe Owe Thanks
Charlie Miles, Westchester County
Scott Daniels, Dutchess County
Joseph Murdoch, City of Tampa
Joyce Doughty, Fairfax County
Robin Davidov, Northeast Maryland WasteDisposal Authority
Dozens of others
Elected and un-elected officials
We Owe Thanks (continued)We Owe Thanks (continued)
Continue to look
Do more with less
Resources yet to bediscovered
The community garbagecan
Final Reminder: Practicing and New LeadersFinal Reminder: Practicing and New Leaders
I-95 Energy/Resource Recovery FacilityFairfax, Virginia
Waste-to-Energy 25 Years Later:
Technology with a Past, Presentand Future
Waste-to-Energy 25 Years Later:
Technology with a Past, Presentand Future
May 2005
John F. Williams, SVPNational Director of GovernmentalPlanning and Consulting
May 2005
John F. Williams, SVPNational Director of GovernmentalPlanning and Consulting
Federation of New YorkSolid Waste Associations
Solid Waste/Recycling Conference
Federation of New YorkSolid Waste Associations
Solid Waste/Recycling Conference