Solid waste energy and resource recovery study for Hennepin County, Minnesota. Final report

Technical Report · Mon Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1975

OSTI ID:5420486

A 12 - month study was conducted in Hennepin County, Minn., and adjacent counties to confirm and refine the technical and economic feasibility of energy and resource recovery from solid waste. Sponsored by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research, the study aims at identifying and evaluating specific potential markets for waste and determining effective facilities systems for solid waste movement, management, processing, materials recovery, and energy recovery. Residential, commercial, and industrial waste generation rates were established on a per capita and per employee basis and processable waste generation in tons per week was determined. The composition of the waste was then evaluated for recoverable materials and energy recovery. Strong, reliable markets were identified for ferrous and aluminum metals, but because of uncontrollable influences on markets and supply, recovery of glass, paper, and cardboard is questionable. Potential fuel markets were evaluated for supplemental fuel, steam, pyrolysis gas, and pyrolysis oil. The recommended alternative is a central steam plant near the Minneapolis central business district, since the estimated cost saving for this project would be $6 million in 1980 and $8 million in 1990. The study also revealed that hospital and health care wastes could be accommodated at a resource recovery facility; automated solid waste collection is less economical than conventional truck collection, and no significant adverse environmental effects would result from implementation of the study recommendations. Alternative organizational structures are identified for implementing the proposed program and evaluated relative to existing legislative and regulatory features and functional organization criteria. Tabular data, charts, and maps of the study area are provided. (Author abstract modified).

• Research Organization: Henningson, Durham and Richardson, Minneapolis, MN (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5420486
• Report Number(s): PB-80-109457
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
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ENERGY RECOVERY
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
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WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
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WASTES