ABSTRACT
Every municipal official concerned with solid waste management is confronted with questions from citizens, industry, and public officials about solid waste resource recovery every day:
“Why don’t we burn all of our garbage in a boiler and make electricity?”
“I read somewhere that some cities are making fuel out of their solid waste. Should we be doing that in our community?”
“Will resource recovery eliminate the need for our landfill?”
“Why can’t we burn all of our waste to make steam for our local industry?”
“We should be composting all of our waste. Why aren’t we doing this in our community?”
“Why don’t you buy my resource recovery equipment? It will make money for your community.”
“I was told that resource recovery has never been tried before. Shouldn’t we just forget about it for our community?”
2“Isn’t it true that resource recovery is too expensive and has not worked in the existing plants around the country?”
