Chlorine, sulfur, and soluble slag extraction with energy density improvements of a MSW slurry
Conference
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OSTI ID:41573
Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) is a growing national problem without a satisfactory solution. The United States generates approximately 196 million short tons of MSW per year. The leading methods of MSW disposal are landfilling (67%), recycling/resource recovery (17%), and incineration (16%). Despite strenuous efforts to make these disposal methods meet present needs, the cost of disposal is rising dramatically. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the annual cost of waste disposal is more than $30 billion, an amount which is increasing at a rate of 17% per year, and predicted to reach $74 billion by the year 2000.
- OSTI ID:
- 41573
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-940320--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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