A summary of two recycling technology evaluations completed under the MITE Program
- Risk Reduction Engineering Lab., Cincinnati, OH (United States)
Through the Municipal Solid Waste Innovative Technology Evaluation (MITE) Program, EPA has evaluated a number of promising innovative technologies for municipal solid waste (MSW) recycling. These technologies have varied from collection and processing methods to evaluations of products made from post-consumer material. The MITE program was conceived with the purpose of providing objective, third-party evaluations on environmental performance and costs of innovative municipal solid waste management technologies and this program is administered for EPA by the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), representing the public sector solid waste management needs. The technologies are selected via an annual solicitation and review by an Advisory Group made up of recycling coordinators and solid waste managers. Once the technologies are selected and the evaluation is performed, the results are published in a report that is distributed to the information users or the general public. The benefit for technology developers in participating is that they receive objective, published information to assist them in the commercialization and marketing of their technology. One unique point separating this innovative environmental technology evaluation program from others is that it is often the public sector (the municipality, county, or solid waste district) advancing MSW technology through research and development, and partnerships with private companies and trade organizations. A significant number of applicants to the MITE program have been cities or non-profit groups. This is the case with the two evaluations profiled below. This summary will address two evaluations focusing on the collection of municipal solid waste and designs that foster cost-effective recycling and source reduction.
- OSTI ID:
- 111480
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9504110--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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