Resource-recovery-analysis briefing workbook

Technical Report · Mon Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:5229814

Bolczak, R; Bernheisel, J F

This workbook is designed to aid local public officials in the implementation of resource recovery facilities which begins with the recognition of the problem the officials face. The financial analysis methods (depreciation, capital recovery factors, future costs, and revenues) are introduced. Energy recovery systems involving mass combustion of raw municipal wastes (MSW), refuse-derived fuel (RDF), pyrolysis systems or biological systems and materials recovery systems involving composting, ferrous materials, aluminium, glass, fiber, non-ferrous metals, or source separation are briefly described. The cost of collection of refuse, its transport, and the cost of landfilling are discussed and the cost that components of these systems have on total cost is included. The methods for estimating the potential for resource recovery are described. A simplified accounting format for a recovery facility is included and can be used as a format for obtaining estimates. A list of facility manufacturers is included as a source for estimates. Methods for projecting costs and revenues into the future are presented. The economics of landfill gas recovery is explored. (MCW)

• Research Organization: National Center for Resource Recovery, Inc., Washington, DC (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC01-76CS20167
• OSTI ID: 5229814
• Report Number(s): DOE/CS/20167-11; ON: DE82008972
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ACCOUNTING
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CHEMICAL REACTIONS
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DATA
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DIGESTION
ECONOMICS
ENERGY FACILITIES
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FUELS
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OXIDATION
PLANNING
PROCESSING
PYROLYSIS
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REFUSE DERIVED FUELS
RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITIES
RESOURCES
SANITARY LANDFILLS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
TRANSPORT
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WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTE PROCESSING PLANTS
WASTES