Why is an on-site system (the GEMTM) better than shipping waste to an off-site plant to be converted into energy?
First, transporting waste – to a plant or landfill – has high costs both financially and environmentally. Companies need to pay for trucks to haul the garbage, and those trucks give off a lot of emissions during the process. The GEMTM essentially takes waste disposal from two steps to one step, eliminating the need for transportation. 24. Can the GEMTM be used as two separate products, one dealing with waste management and another addressing energy needs? It sounds like there are two ‘pieces” to the GEMTM … one that processes waste and another that creates energy. Can these pieces work independently of each other? Utilizing the entire system is beneficial both environmentally and financially. However, the GEMTM can certainly be used as two separate products, depending on the needs of the individual customer and that’s something we could explore. For venues that produce a lot of trash but don’t use a lot of energy, it is financially beneficial to use the first half of the GEMTM to reduc