Making resource recovery economical

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1980 · Phoenix Q.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5834951

Alter, H

Four major reasons why municipal resource recovery operations are uneconomical are analyzed. These reasons are: alternative municipal waste disposal methods are artificially underpriced when the costs of meeting modern environmental standards are considered; high capital costs related to the procurement of resource recovery systems and the marketing of recovered resources; uncertainties associated with the costs and performance of resource recovery technologies; and construction and operating risks of municipal waste resource recovery systems. If resource recovery is to become economical, purchasers of plants must develop innovative process designs and equipment and formulate new operating and maintenance procedures. (1 photo)

• Research Organization: US Chamber of Commerce Resources and Env Quality Div
• OSTI ID: 5834951
• Journal Information: Phoenix Q.; (United States), Journal Name: Phoenix Q.; (United States) Vol. 12:3; ISSN PHXQA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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